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Benefits and Risks of Cancer Treatments

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This Cancer Research UK funded programme provides information to help clinicians make treatment decisions.

Our studies arise from clinical problems facing patients and clinicians in the treatment of early invasive breast cancer, in-situ breast cancer, lymphoma and other cancers. For many cancers multiple options are available, and selecting the best is often difficult.

Our team includes expertise in:

  • Epidemiology and statistics
  • clinical and surgical oncology
  • radiotherapy physics
  • computing and information technology
  • partnership with patient representatives

 Team members are at various career stages and we provide training and support to help them develop into the cancer research leaders of tomorrow.

Our team

research

Our studies arise from clinical problems facing oncologists around the world in early invasive breast cancer, in-situ breast cancer and lymphoma. For these cancers many options are available, and selecting the best options is often difficult.

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impact

Our work has led to the development of new safer radiotherapy techniques, with fewer patients dying from the late effects of their radiation.

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patient representation

Our patient advocates partner with the research team.

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Privacy notice

How the Benefits and Risks of Cancer Treatments team use data provided to us by NHS England.

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Related research themes

In 2012, cancer was responsible for around 8 million deaths globally and, despite improvements in survival seen in recent decades, remains a major cause of death. The most common types of cancer in males are lung cancer, prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, and stomach cancer, and in females, the most common types are breast cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, and cervical cancer.
Cancer
Meta-Analyses of Randomised Trials
Meta-Analyses of Randomised Trials