11th November 2019
Guts UK is a founding member of the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce (LSCT), campaigning to double the 5-year survival rates of the six least survivable cancers from 14% to 28% by 2029 #28by29.
The central challenge to doubling the 5-year survival over the next decade is addressing the slow progress of research. Therefore, to start to deliver treatment breakthroughs and transform survival we need to remove the current barriers to research that are currently impeding progress.
The Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce sought to identify and understand the barriers to the research of LSCs. Research leads across the six charities that make up the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce (LSCT) were invited to take part in a survey, with the responses analysed, and a number of themes and potential recommendations were determined.
The report sets out five recommendations to reduce the barriers to research for the LSCs through:
Guts UK funded researchers at University College London have discovered that a simple health questionnaire could be a highly effective tool to pre-screen people for early signs of oesophageal cancer, enabling much earlier diagnosis and treatment....
6th December 2019
Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency (PEI) can develop when the pancreas doesn’t work properly. The pancreas is a key component of our digestive system and has two main functions. Initially it breaks down food into smaller parts...
29th November 2019
Bart’s Cancer Institute is designing a research project on pancreatic cancer. The project aims to evaluate known risk factors of pancreatic cancer, and identify novel ones, in a multi-ethnic population of East London. The project...
27th November 2019
Guts UK is proud to be part of The Anaemia Community. Working alongside patients, patient groups, other charities and healthcare professionals – we’re committed to improving the understanding of the impact of iron deficiency anaemia on...
26th November 2019
Happy World Toilet Day from Guts UK! This year, we want to talk all things loos & poos. Do you sit properly when using the toilet? Our gut is not designed to completely open when...
19th November 2019
In August 2018, Mark Fillery passed away following a four month battle with pancreatitis. The family first shared Mark’s Story in Guts UK’s Kranky Panky Pancreatitis Awareness Campaign in November 2018. Over the past year,...
11th November 2019
