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Work with us to develop screening for head and neck cancer
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The problem we want to solve: Six out of 10 people with head and neck cancer are diagnosed late. We want to diagnose more people with head and neck cancer at an earlier stage. Many people notice symptoms but do not recognize them as potentially cancer symptoms. Diagnosing cancer when these symptoms first appear means earlier treatment and therefore
can improve chances of survival
make recovery easier
help people recover and return to their normal lives
What we will do in the research project: People aged 55-74 who are (or have been) smokers are invited for a ‘lung health check’. We know this group are more likely to get head and neck cancer. So, we want to add a simple check for head and neck cancer at the same time. This will be done with a set of questions that are currently used clinically to help diagnose head and neck cancer.
This combined appointment will check for both lung and head and neck cancer, making it much simpler to access specialist cancer services.
How you can get involved: We would like to understand more about people's experiences with head and neck cancer, to help us understand whether this approach could work in NHS services. If you have experienced being diagnosed with head and neck cancer or supported someone through this diagnosis we would like to work with you. There are two ways you can get involved (you can do both!):
Add your thoughts below: Would you be happy to have an extra check for head and neck cancer during a lung health check? What concerns or questions would you have about this?
Join an online discussion group, Thursday 21st May, 2.30pm: Please email Sarah Stephen [email protected] if you are interested. We will present the project and ask for your views on whether this additional check would be acceptable, how it should be offered and what might encourage or discourage people from taking part.
The problem we want to solve: Six out of 10 people with head and neck cancer are diagnosed late. We want to diagnose more people with head and neck cancer at an earlier stage. Many people notice symptoms but do not recognize them as potentially cancer symptoms. Diagnosing cancer when these symptoms first appear means earlier treatment and therefore
can improve chances of survival
make recovery easier
help people recover and return to their normal lives
What we will do in the research project: People aged 55-74 who are (or have been) smokers are invited for a ‘lung health check’. We know this group are more likely to get head and neck cancer. So, we want to add a simple check for head and neck cancer at the same time. This will be done with a set of questions that are currently used clinically to help diagnose head and neck cancer.
This combined appointment will check for both lung and head and neck cancer, making it much simpler to access specialist cancer services.
How you can get involved: We would like to understand more about people's experiences with head and neck cancer, to help us understand whether this approach could work in NHS services. If you have experienced being diagnosed with head and neck cancer or supported someone through this diagnosis we would like to work with you. There are two ways you can get involved (you can do both!):
Add your thoughts below: Would you be happy to have an extra check for head and neck cancer during a lung health check? What concerns or questions would you have about this?
Join an online discussion group, Thursday 21st May, 2.30pm: Please email Sarah Stephen [email protected] if you are interested. We will present the project and ask for your views on whether this additional check would be acceptable, how it should be offered and what might encourage or discourage people from taking part.
