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New research announced to help GPs diagnose cancer
New research funded by Cancer Research UK has been announced which will investigate new ways of bringing improved cancer diagnostic tests to GPs, resulting in a quicker more effective cancer diagnosis rate.
The CanTest project will assess the accuracy, cost effectiveness and suitability of a range of diagnostic methods and tools accessible to both patients and GPs, to help reduce diagnostic waiting times and the burden of referrals.
The scheme all involve researchers from a range of high-calibre universities, including: the University of Cambridge; University of Exeter, University College London; and the University of Leeds.
The charity will provide £5 million of funding as part of its Catalyst Award which aims to help researchers from around the world deliver ‘trailblazing progress in their field’.
Sir Harpal Kumar, Cancer Research UK’s chief executive, said: “This collaboration will help us discover new and more effective ways to diagnose cancer by applying different methods to GP surgeries, and finding out what really works for them on the job.
“By investing in future experts in this field, it will allow us to continue searching for the best way to diagnose cancer patients for many years to come. This has potential not only to save GPs’ and patients’ time, but also to reduce the anxiety patients feel when waiting for their results.”
Dr Fiona Walter, a lead researcher from the University of Cambridge, said: “People are at the heart of delivering pioneering research and that is what CanTest is all about. We want to nurture a new generation of researchers from a variety of backgrounds to work in primary care cancer diagnostics, creating an educational ‘melting pot’ to rapidly expand the field internationally.”
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