Everyday I see colleagues working harder with less, and NHS resources getting even tighter - this is the result in #cancertreatment Doesn’t take a Neurosurgeon to figure it out... a simple Gastroenterologist will do!

Caroline Tapec Mani Naghibi Sarah Marshall NHS Bowel Cancer UK London North West University Healthcare St Mark's Hospital St Marks BCSC St Mark's Hospital Foundation Pan-London phenomenon (probably pan-UK). Number of lower GI 2WW referrals doubled from 2014 to 2017. Cancer detection up, but at cost of many more negative Ix. FIT will help reduce unnecessary Ix. RMPartnersNHS Muti Abulafi NICE FIT Study Team

Stuart Mcpherson Thank you. Together let’s Stop people dying of bowel cancer

Early cancer diagnosis matters! Jon Emery, Fiona Walter and colleagues @PCUCambridge just published the CanTest Framework in #BMCCancer helps to test low prevalence populations BMC Series

Another SIV today in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board for the combined #Ramanspectroscopy and #FIT study. Excited that NIHR CRN West of England opening CRaFT to recruitment soon! Contact [email protected] to participate.

🎄Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda Pawb gan y Tim CRaFT! 🎄 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Everyone from the CRaFT Team!🎄

FOR DEBATE Colonoscopy at a crossroads – Which direction to take in the UK after the coronavirus pandemic? doi.org/10.1111/codi.1…

Cancer pick up rate on 2WW <5%. We need to shift use of colonoscopy resource to screening over symptomatic in UK. FIT is a useful tool but not the whole answer. I’m curious how other countries are addressing this post #covid? @ACPGBI European Society of Coloproctology

Happy International Clinical Trials Day #ICTD21 Thank you to all involved in the CRaFT for #earlydetection of cancer. Swansea Bay NHS Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Cwm Taf Morgannwg Research & Development NIHR CRN West of England let's get the trial over the line! Health and Care Research Wales Ymchwil Canser Cymru / Cancer Research Wales

“FIT-only referral pathway for symptomatic colorectal patients will miss over 12% of cancers” Nigel D'Souza - how do we most effectively use these tests? fg.bmj.com/content/11/1/28

Involved in the referral pathway for colorectal cancer? Seeking primary and secondary care colleagues for views on FIT and Raman blood test. If willing to be interviewed please DM me, or email [email protected] CRaFT Health and Care Research Wales Rhwydwaith Canser | Cancer Network PRIME Centre Wales @ACPGBI

Working on research related to cancer detection in primary care? Consider submitting to this special issue dedicated entirely to the topic. Fiona Walter @cantest Cancer Research UK Health Professionals @CRUKCamEarlyDx Ca-PRI mdpi.com/si/103789 #mdpicancers via Cancers MDPI

CRaFT CI Dean Harris will be unveiling CRaFT's early results: come along! #ResearchWales22

We’re set-up and ready to welcome delegates to the Health and Care Research Wales Conference 2022 ⭐   Make sure to share your thoughts and photos throughout the day using #ResearchWales22   We can’t wait to see you all.

First peek at the participant views of the RAMAN-FIT test for colorectal cancer detection from the Health and Care Research Wales conference #ResearchWales22

Bowel Cancer UK Tenovus Cancer Care / Gofal Canser Tenovus Bowel Research UK SueB We are looking for people who have had an anterior resection for rectal cancer to take part in a focus group to develop a new assessment tool for LARS. Contact us at [email protected] for info

A pilot study finds that a novel spectroscopy-based blood test in primary care is highly sensitive for colorectal cancer detection, and acceptable to GPs ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.…

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Many thanks for highlighting the CRaFT evaluating #Ramanspectroscopy and FIT for symptomatic colorectal cancer detection. Overwhelming support from patients and healthcare providers. Big thanks to Julie Hepburn and Ian Hill as PPI partners 👏 👏

Great to see this in print, well done Kayleigh 👏👏 Health and Care Research Wales Ymchwil Canser Cymru / Cancer Research Wales