TRANSFORM: Coproducing community-based cancer screening interventions to improve uptake rates in Yorkshire

Interventions to increase cervical screening uptake among immigrant women: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Alam, Z., Cairns, J. M., Scott, M., Dean, J. A., & Janda, M. (2023). Interventions to increase cervical screening uptake among immigrant women: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE, 18(6 JUNE), Article e0281976. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281976

Numerous intervention studies have attempted to increase cervical screening uptake among immigrant women, nonetheless their screening participation remains low. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to summarise the evidence on interventions... Read More about Interventions to increase cervical screening uptake among immigrant women: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Bringing fictional characters to life: reflections on co-creating a comic book with members of the public (2023)
Journal Article
Cairns, J. M., Roberts, H., Al-Khafaji, G., & Kwater, M. (2023). Bringing fictional characters to life: reflections on co-creating a comic book with members of the public. Research Involvement and Engagement, 9(1), Article 28. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-023-00437-2

There are growing calls for cancer screening to become more personalised by considering a range of risk factors, rather than a one-size-fits-all, age-based approach. The aim of this public involvement was to co-create a comic book about bowel cancer... Read More about Bringing fictional characters to life: reflections on co-creating a comic book with members of the public.