e-Participate

CANcer DIagnosis Decision rules

This multi- centre study will continue beyond March to September 2017 and practices can continue to recruit. We would like to express our gratitude to participating practices which have recruited to this long term study. Nationally, as of March 2017, some 19,680 patients are included in this study. The CRN West Midlands region have contributed 12% of this figure. To reach the target of 20,000 patients the study team now requires more lung symptom patients than colon.

As a reminder, the role of the recruiting clinician at participating practices is to identify potential patients who present with symptoms highlighted below:

• >35 years presenting with symptoms lasting for three weeks that could be associated with lung cancer – either focal chest symptoms (haemoptysis, dyspnoea, thoracic pain, cough) or systemic symptoms lasting for three weeks with no other localising symptoms (e.g. loss of appetite, loss of weight, fatigue)

• >35 years presenting with lower gastrointestinal symptoms that could be associated with colorectal cancer. This includes any of the following symptoms: rectal bleeding, bowel symptoms (change in bowel habit, tenesmus, urgency, incomplete emptying, nocturnal symptoms) systemic symptoms (weight loss, anorexia, fatigue) lower abdominal pain. Patients who have been included in the national screening programme may also be referred to the study

If the patient is happy to hear more and give their signed permission to be contacted, our research nurses arrange a mutually convenient appointment at the practice to take consent and go through the study recruitment process.  Ongoing treatment of the patient does not change, and there is no need for future appointments in connection with this study. 

Thank you to our top recruiters

A number of practices require special thanks for their high recruitment on a regular basis throughout the duration of the study.  In the financial year 2016/2017, our top recruiters were:

For further information, please contact your local research facilitator, Jenny Lee, email: jennifer.lee@warwick.ac.uk, phone: 07920 531 253