Projects (51)

PEOPLE: Primary care and community Engagement to Optimise time to Presentation with Lung cancEr symptoms in HULL Jun 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2023
More people are diagnosed with and die from lung cancer in Hull than any other place in Yorkshire. Our aim is to improve earlier diagnosis of lung cancer by [1] getting people to see their doctor if they get lung symptoms and [2] getting GPs to refe... Read More about PEOPLE: Primary care and community Engagement to Optimise time to Presentation with Lung cancEr symptoms in HULL.

On encountering corpses: political, socio-economic and clutural aspects of contemporary encounters with dead bodies. Oct 1, 2014 - Feb 28, 2018

NIHR In Practice Fellowship Dr Aarti Bansal Nov 1, 2018 - Aug 7, 2021
The fellowship will fund a training path towards my goal of becoming a Professor of Medical Education Research. This fellowship will provide me with the research methods training; the theoretical, methodological and conceptual understanding I need to... Read More about NIHR In Practice Fellowship Dr Aarti Bansal.

TRANSFORM: Effects of physical activity during the cancer journey Jun 1, 2018 - May 31, 2024
Regular physical activity has been shown to help improve the body and mind during and after cancer treatment. Regular activity has also been linked to lower risk of cancer recurring and to longer survival. Despite this, most people with a cancer diag... Read More about TRANSFORM: Effects of physical activity during the cancer journey.

TRANSFORM: Exploring the impact of a cancer patient’s journey to healthcare on their journey through the healthcare system May 1, 2019 - Apr 30, 2025

TRANSFORM: Coproducing community-based cancer screening interventions to improve uptake rates in Yorkshire Sep 9, 2019 - Sep 1, 2025

Two-part, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, parallel-group study - (Part 1) in healthy male volunteers to assess safety and tolerability of ascending repeated oral doses of BAY 1817080 followed (Part 2), two-way crossover administration with four-step dose titration in patients with refractory chronic cough to assess safety, tolerability and efficacy for proof of concept and dose-finding Jul 18, 2018 - Dec 31, 2019

YCR Travel Award May 21, 2019 - May 28, 2019
The Cancer and Primary Care Research International Network (CAPRI) conference is an annual international multidisciplinary conference for primary cancer care researchers, which promotes international networking and collaboration. It is therefore a gr... Read More about YCR Travel Award.

Monitoring the secretome of advanced thyroid cancers for metastatic markers May 20, 2019 - Sep 18, 2019
Aim
To identify potential biomarkers of thyroid cancer aggressiveness and metastasis.

Background
Despite differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) typically presenting as a localised and highly treatable disease with an excellent 10-year survival rate... Read More about Monitoring the secretome of advanced thyroid cancers for metastatic markers.

Endoscopic vein harvesting - Research Support Funding Aug 1, 2022 - Jul 31, 2023
The long saphenous vein remains the most frequently used conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting. Traditionally, the harvesting of this conduit has been by open incision extending upwards from the ankle in the inner side of the leg up to the groi... Read More about Endoscopic vein harvesting - Research Support Funding.

Digital and community-based, personally tailored activity support among older adults living with and beyond cancer Dec 1, 2019 - Mar 15, 2020
The number of people living with and beyond cancer has doubled over the past 40 years. This is mainly due to better cancer screening and treatments. This is good news, but it also means more people are living with side effects from their cancer and t... Read More about Digital and community-based, personally tailored activity support among older adults living with and beyond cancer.

TRANSFORM: YCR Cancercare: Experiences of diagnostic pathways and cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic Apr 1, 2021 - Oct 31, 2024
The global coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has led to the disruption of cancer care services, as healthcare resources (personnel, facilities) were reprioritised to respond to the pandemic. The implications of this for cancer outcomes and patients’ ps... Read More about TRANSFORM: YCR Cancercare: Experiences of diagnostic pathways and cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Adapting a smartphone-based rehabilitation programme for older adults living with and beyond cancer: an intervention development study Apr 1, 2022 - Apr 30, 2024
The number of people living with and beyond cancer is growing; many are over 65 years old who often have different and more complicated healthcare needs than younger people.

Being active is one of the best things people with, or who have had, canc... Read More about Adapting a smartphone-based rehabilitation programme for older adults living with and beyond cancer: an intervention development study.

A phase II, randomised feasibility trial of a tailored, home-based exercise programme on disease-free survival among early stage high-risk recurring cancers in Yorkshire Sep 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2026
To determine the effect exercise has on preventing secondary cancers and improving 5-year survival rates among people diagnosed with breast, bowel, lung, or prostate cancers in Yorkshire.

TRANSFORM: WORKPLACE: Development of a lung health intervention in the WORKPLACE Oct 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2026
Internal YCR endowment funds - not external

Public Involvement Funds Apr 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2022
Cancer screening is effective at preventing the onset of cancer and reducing cancer deaths. However, there are widespread inequalities in the uptake of cancer screening. Cervical screening uptake is lower among ethnic minority patients, patients who... Read More about Public Involvement Funds.

TRANSFORM - CanBenefit II: CANcer BEhavioural Nutrition and Exercise FeasIbility Trial among older adults with lung cancer Sep 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2023
Revision of the 2019 bid to YCR as a TRANSFORM endowment bid.

RECORD-HF (H&ERCTF): A retrospective cohort study of heart failure-related outcomes in patients who are prescribed a loop diuretic but who do not have a diagnosis of heart failure Nov 1, 2021 - Jul 31, 2024
Loop diuretics are one of the most commonly prescribed medications in primary care yet there are few indications for loop diuretics other than the treatment of venous congestion in patients with heart failure (HF). A pilot study at a single General P... Read More about RECORD-HF (H&ERCTF): A retrospective cohort study of heart failure-related outcomes in patients who are prescribed a loop diuretic but who do not have a diagnosis of heart failure.

TRANSFORM: Incorporating the patient voice into quality improvement for cancer diagnosis in primary care: a feasibility study Mar 1, 2022 - Feb 28, 2025

Depilation Feasibility PPI: The Impact of Depilation upon Wound Healing and Post-Surgical Complications: A Feasibility Study (The DEPILATION-Feasibility STUDY) - Patient and Public Involvement Jul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022
Wound complications such as infection or dehiscence (where all or part of the wound bursts open) are the most common complication following surgery. The cost of infection alone to the NHS may be upwards of £700 million every year.

Infections are m... Read More about Depilation Feasibility PPI: The Impact of Depilation upon Wound Healing and Post-Surgical Complications: A Feasibility Study (The DEPILATION-Feasibility STUDY) - Patient and Public Involvement.