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Be part of the world’s largest colorectal cancer research group. COLO-SPEED studies include COLO-COHORT, COLO-DETECT & COLO-FIT.
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🌍World Cancer Day🌎 On #worldcancerday, we are shining a light on #bowelcancer - one of the UK's most common, yet beatable cancers if caught early. Visit the Bowel Cancer UK link to learn about symptoms & when to speak to your GP. Sir Bobby Robson Foundation South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust #colorectalcancer

👥COLO-SPEED Patient Group👥 Our first #colospeed patient group last week was a huge success - thank you so much to our attendees for sharing your experiences with us. Keep an eye on our X & Facebook pages for future events like this! facebook.com/colospeedresea… Sir Bobby Robson Foundation


🎉January's Top Recruiters🎉 Wow! January was an amazing month for #colocohort recruitment - 429 new patients recruited! A special shoutout goes to ResearchKGH & West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for reaching over 1000 recruits - thank you all for your hard work! Sir Bobby Robson Foundation My Edinburgh Park

📄COLOFIT Publication News!📄 Our #colofit research looking at practitioner perspectives on symptomatic faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) has been published in The British Journal of General Practice! The full paper can be read here: bjgp.org/content/early/… Christina Dobson #bowelcancerresearch #primarycare

📣COLO-SPEED Research Grant📣 We are delighted to have been awarded a Bowel Cancer UK grant for a study looking at tests used in diagnosing #bowelcancer! This study will help us find ways to support people to complete their tests & be diagnosed sooner. bowelcanceruk.org.uk/research/our-r…


💻Using AI to Prevent Bowel Cancer!💻 On Thursday, 3rd April, Colin Rees will be presenting findings from the #colodetect study, which successfully used AI to assist in detecting bowel abnormalities during colonoscopy! Click here to sign up: ncl.ac.uk/ncl-in-action/… South Tyneside & Sunderland Research & Innovation

🎉HUGE RECRUITMENT MILESTONE🎉 Wow! We have now recruited 10,000 patients to the #colocohort study! A huge thank you to our 32 recruiting sites for your hard work & commitment to this study in order to achieve this - lets keep going! South Tyneside & Sunderland Research & Innovation Sir Bobby Robson Foundation My Edinburgh Park


📣Bowel Cancer Awareness Month📣 For #BowelCancerAwarenessMonth, Bowel Cancer UK are encouraging the public to familiarise themselves with the symptoms of #bowelcancer Follow this link to read more: bit.ly/4kJm8w9 Sir Bobby Robson Foundation South Tyneside & Sunderland Research & Innovation My Edinburgh Park #PassItOn




🔎Using AI To Prevent Bowel Cancer!🔍 Earlier this month, #colospeed Principal Investigator Colin Rees hosted a lecture outlining how the #colodetect trial used AI to analyse potential bowel abnormalities during colonoscopy! Watch the full lecture here: youtube.com/watch?v=ZMtfgK…


📣COLO-SPEED PPI Group Meeting📣 Our next patient group meet-up for people affected by #bowelcancer in the Northeast will be taking place 2-3:30pm this Thursday, 22nd May! Email us at "[email protected]" to find out more and to let us know if you would like to attend!


🎙Our Researchers @ Pint of Science!🎙 Last night, #colocohort researcher Dr Guy Taylor gave a talk for Pint of Science UK on research into medication adherence, with fellow Newcastle University cancer researcher Lara Forster discussing the use & accessibility of health data in research.



The STSFT Research Conference was a huge success, thank you to our exhibitors, presenters, Monty the mobile research bus and the wide range of staff who attended. Everyone came away inspired and motivated to engage in research South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust NIHR Research Delivery Network



📢Christina Dobson at STSFT Research Day📢 Great to see Christina Dobson present #COLOFIT findings at the STSFT Research Conference last week! Christina shared insights on patient & practitioner perspectives around symptomatic FIT use. South Tyneside & Sunderland Research & Innovation #STSFTResearch #bowelcancerrsearch
