Play a vital role in research
Have you, or someone you care for, received radiotherapy for lung cancer? Are you interested in research? You could help researchers improve outcomes for patients in the future by taking part in our Citizens' Jury event.
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Cancer causes more than a quarter (25%) of all deaths in the UK. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death, with only 1 in 10 patients surviving for 5 years or more.
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Radiotherapy is one of the main treatments for lung cancer but may cause damage to the heart.
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Take part in the Citizens' Jury to help guide researchers, no experience of research needed and you'll be paid for your time.
Join the two day Citizens' Jury event and help to improve outcomes for people with lung cancer
Radiotherapy uses radiation beams to destroy cancer cells. These beams must pass through healthy tissues to reach the cancer, this can cause side-effects for patients. Research has found that giving radiation to the top of the heart can cause early death when treating lung cancer patients.
Researchers from The Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and The University of Manchester are working together to improve outcomes following radiotherapy. By sharing your views and experiences you can help patients in the future too.
We’re looking for people with a variety of experiences, you might be a lung cancer or cancer survivor or maybe you cared for someone with cancer. You might have an interest in cancer research and outcomes.
If you’re from an ethnic minority background or have multiple medical problems we’d love to hear from you. People from these groups are under-represented in clinical trials and it’s important that their views are taken into account from the start.
You don’t need any previous experience of health research to take part, just be happy to find out about what is being planned and to share your views.
Event details:
When: 10–4pm on Wednesday May 11 and Thursday May 12, 2022
Where: Friends’ Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester M2 5NS
Lunch and refreshments will be provided and you’ll receive £300 for your time.
What to expect:
At this friendly 2-day event you’ll:
1. Find out more about how clinical trials work and the principles of consent from researchers (all presentations will be in plain English and will have been reviewed by patients).
2. Take part in group activities and Q&A sessions for you to discuss the ‘evidence’ (the information from the presentations) and give your ‘verdict’ (the recommendations).
Your verdict will help researchers to develop the consent model for a research study which is investigating whether limiting the radiation dose to the heart during treatment can increase patient survival. The recommendations will also be published.
Accessibility:
We’re committed to ensuring that people from a wide range of social and ethnic backgrounds and with different experiences have a say in research. We aim to make our opportunities as inclusive and accessible as possible. If there is anything that we can do to enable you to take part, please let us know.
To get involved:
To find out more, please contact Hannah or Zahra by using the ‘get involved’ button below.
We’ll get back to you to have a chat and answer any questions you may have.