Colorectal Cancer
We aim to stop people dying through research into screening, prevention and early diagnosis.
We aim to deliver a step change in colorectal cancer research. Our strategy is to build the world’s largest ‘experimental platform’ for colorectal cancer prevention and early diagnosis research. We call this platform COLO-SPEED: Colorectal Cancer Screening Prevention Endoscopy and Early Diagnosis (COLO-SPEED).
We aim to:
- better understand the preventable causes of colorectal cancer and explore ways to address them
- understand risk factors, target interventions and screening for those at increased risk
- explore novel diagnostic and risk markers
- improve the understanding and quality of diagnostic tests
We are undertake research into:
- risk factors for CRC and pre cancer (COLO-SPEED, OSCAR, COLOCOHORT)
- improving detection of CRC and pre cancer (COLO-DETECT)
- understanding lifestyle factors for CRC and pre cancer
- chemoprevention of CRC
- treating late consequences of cancer treatment (COLO-SPIRIT)
- understanding patient experience of diagnostic tests
Investigators: Rees, Sharp, Rutter, Burn, Mathers, Orange, Kelly, Dobson, Lee
