NCRI launches the UK Top 10 Living With and Beyond Cancer research priorities

Posted by: Julie Simpson - Posted on:

NCRI partnered with the James Lind Alliance on a Priority Setting Partnership that involved two UK-wide surveys which attracted more than 3500 responses. From these, they identified 26 key questions and distilled these down to 10 top research priorities.

This is the first time that clear research priorities have been identified in this area.

The new priorities have been developed by cancer patients, carers, health and social care professionals. Key questions include:

  • how can treatment side-effects, such as fatigue, be prevented or managed?
  • what is the impact on mental health?
  • can lifestyle changes restore patients’ health?
  • can we predict who will experience side effects?

The Top 10 were well received by delegates at the 2018 NCRI Cancer Conference in Glasgow, being an issue of high importance for both healthcare professionals and patients and carers

Read more about the top 10