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Yorkshire Cancer Research Bowel Cancer Improvement Programme colleagues have published a paper investigating the variation in adjuvant chemotherapy in the Yorkshire and Humber region. The paper 'Addressing the variation in adjuvant chemotherapy treatment for colorectal cancer: Can a regional intervention promote national change?' has this week been published in the International Journal of Cancer. The...
Colleagues in the Medical Oncology Workstream of the Yorkshire Cancer Research Bowel Cancer Improvement Programme have developed a patient information sheet about DPD deficiency and DPYD gene testing. DPD deficiency testing is routinely offered by Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust to all cancer patients ahead of carrying out chemotherapy treatment. The patient information sheet, co-produced by...
In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are temporarily pausing research activities of the Bowel Cancer Improvement Programme for three months. This decision has been made following a review of the administrative processes required to successfully run the study and the wider measures taken by NHS Trusts to limit patient contact during this time. This...
The next Pathology workstream meeting is scheduled to take place on the 20th May with a focus on colonic cancers. We are monitoring the ongoing situation and advice in regards to COVID-19 and will make a decision as to whether to defer this meeting until the autumn within the next couple of weeks. We will...
Over 600 patients have now been recruited in to the Yorkshire Cancer Research Bowel Cancer Improvement Programme (YCR BCIP) consented aspects of the study. We now have 12 sites open and recruiting patients to the study and the return rate for the patients questionnaires is 86%.
500 patients have now been recruited in to the Yorkshire Cancer Research Bowel Cancer Improvement Programme (YCR BCIP) consented aspects of the study. We now have 11 sites open and recruiting patients to the study and the return rate for the patients questionnaires is 85%.
There are still some places available for the Yorkshire Cancer Research Bowel Cancer Improvement Programme Surgical event on the 20th November. Please see below. Yorkshire Cancer Research Bowel Cancer Improvement – Surgical Workstream 20th November 2019 – Major Surgical Procedures for Low Rectal Cancer - APERs, TaTME etc. The next educational event for the...
We have added a new ‘Our Publications’ page to the website. Here we will upload plain language summaries of our published papers along with links to the full publication. This page will be updated regularly so check back to keep up to date with the programme’s achievements.
We apologise but due to some essential maintenance the online patient survey will not able to be accessed between 9:00am on Wednesday 27th February 2019 and 9:00am on Friday 29th February 2019.
150 patients have now been recruited in to the Yorkshire Cancer Research Bowel Cancer Improvement Programme (YCR BCIP) consented aspects of the study. We now have 8 sites open and recruiting patients to the study and the return rate for the patients questionnaires is 85%.