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Breast cancer diagnosis and mental health

Take part in a study exploring if living a life that’s meaningful to you (valued living) is associated with post-traumatic growth for people...

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calendar_today Closing date: 31 Dec 2024

Clothing choices after breast cancer surgery

Complete an online survey and help researchers investigate how people make clothing choices after breast cancer surgery.

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Improving body image after breast cancer treatment

Help researchers test an online, group-based body image programme among women who have had breast cancer

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schedule Ongoing

calendar_today Closing date: 15 Oct 2024

Clinical trial for secondary ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer

Take part in a clinical trial exploring whether adding a drug called ipatasertib to standard treatment can improve people’s response to brea...

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calendar_today Closing date: 03 Jul 2030

Help researchers trial a new blood test that could detect secondary cancer early

Help researchers who are hoping to see if a blood test can detect breast cancer recurrence early by looking for cancer DNA in the blood. The...

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Radiotherapy experiences of people with learning disabilities

Take part in an interview to help researchers understand the experiences of people with learning disabilities who undergo radiotherapy.

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Living with a long-term condition

Help researchers test a questionnaire to measure the emotional impact of living with a long-term condition like breast cancer.

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Mental health and wellbeing experiences in the body

A study exploring how anxiety, emotion and wellbeing are experienced in the body in people living with or beyond breast cancer. The study's ...

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schedule Expired

calendar_today Closing date: 31 Jul 2024

Resilience and distress in people living beyond cancer

Complete an online survey exploring experiences of resilience and distress in people living beyond cancer.

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schedule Expired

calendar_today Closing date: 01 Jul 2024

Informing future generations to live a healthy lifestyle

Our Future Health wants to build a community who will provide health information to inform and help future generations to live a healthy lif...

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Younger Women Together Breast Cancer Now group support service

Supporting women to reduce alcohol intake and breast cancer risk

Share your experience and views on alcohol consumption, and help researchers find ways to support women wanting to reduce their alcohol inta...

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schedule Expired

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Understanding hidden costs and supportive care needs

Researchers want to understand the hidden financial costs and supportive care needs experienced by those affected by breast cancer.

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schedule Expired

calendar_today Closing date: 03 Mar 2023

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Help researchers predict who may benefit from chemotherapy

You can help researchers understand if a test can tell who would benefit from chemotherapy treatment and who could safely skip it.

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schedule Expired

calendar_today Closing date: 31 Dec 2022

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Help researchers understand if losing weight can help prevent breast cancer coming back

Help researchers test a weight loss programme to see if it could help reduce the risk of breast cancer coming back.

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schedule Expired

calendar_today Closing date: 30 Nov 2022

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Research into how breast cancer affects lifestyle

Assist researchers who are trying to better understand how a breast cancer diagnosis can impact different lifestyle behaviours, such as phys...

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schedule Expired

calendar_today Closing date: 01 Dec 2022

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Using tattoos to camouflage or decorate scars

A project hoping to better understand how people use tattoos as a form of scar camouflage and decoration.

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location_on South West

schedule Expired

calendar_today Closing date: 01 Jan 2023

Understanding the science of radiotherapy

Share your views in the development of accurate and rigorously researched resources to help cancer patients understand the basic science beh...

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schedule Expired

calendar_today Closing date: 02 Jan 2023

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Exploring different treatment options for local recurrence

Fill out a survey about your views on breast conserving treatment options for people who have breast cancer recurrence in the same breast.

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schedule Expired

calendar_today Closing date: 31 Jul 2024

Developing information resources for radiotherapy

Attend a workshop to help researchers expand their online resources for people having radiotherapy as part of their breast cancer treatment....

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location_on North

schedule Expired

calendar_today Closing date: 18 Jul 2024

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Long-term conditions and health information

Take part in an interview to help researchers investigate whether health information is difficult to understand for people who are living wi...

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schedule Expired

calendar_today Closing date: 08 Aug 2024

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