The National Cancer Research Institute published the top 10 research priorities for living with and beyond cancer. The NCRI partnered with the James Lind Alliance on a Priority Setting Partnership. The two-year project involved two UK-wide surveys which attracted more than 3500 responses from patients, carers, and health and social care professionals (including PRDA members). 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. Find out the UK Top living with and beyond cancer research priorities below.
Question 1
What are the best models for delivering long-term cancer care including screening, diagnosing and managing long-term side effects and late-effects of cancer and its treatment (e.g. primary and secondary care, voluntary organisations, self-management, carer involvement, use of digital technology, etc)?
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Question 2
How can patients and carers be appropriately informed of cancer diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, long-term side-effects and late effects of treatments, and how does this affect their treatment choices?
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Question 3
How can care be better co-ordinated for people living with and beyond cancer who have complex needs (with more than one health problem or receiving care from more than one specialty)?
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Question 4
What causes fatigue in people living with and beyond cancer and what are the best ways to manage it?
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Question 5
What are the short-term and long-term psychological impacts of cancer and its treatment and what are the most effective ways of supporting the psychological wellbeing of all people living with and beyond cancer, their carers and families?
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Question 6
How can the short-term, long-term and late effects of cancer treatments be (a) prevented, and/or (b) best treated/ managed?
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Question 7
What are the biological bases of side-effects of cancer treatment and how can a better understanding lead to improved ways to manage side-effects?
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Question 8
What are the best ways to manage persistent pain caused by cancer or cancer treatments?
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Question 9
What specific lifestyle changes (e.g. diet, exercise and stress reduction) help with recovery from treatment, restore health and improve quality of life?
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Question 10
How can we predict which people living with and beyond cancer will experience long-term side-effects (side-effects which last for years after treatment) and which people will experience late effects (side-effects which do not appear until years after treatment)?
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