Understanding age inequalities and inequities in the cancer pathway
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Understanding age inequalities and inequities in cancer diagnosis, treatment and outcomes in brain, colorectal and ovarian tumours, sarcoma and Hodgkin’s lymphoma
IRAS ID
135426
Contact name
Rebecca Birch
Contact email
Research summary
Evidence suggests there are age-related inequalities and inequities in cancer diagnosis, treatment and outcome but there is a dearth of information to provide a complete picture. This study aims to exploit routine health data to quantify and understand the influence of age on the incidence, tumour characteristics, diagnosis, treatment, survival outcomes of a number of cancers at a population level. It aims to help understand the root cause of age related variation, to examine the healthcare experiences of patient and produce a robust, replicable methodology for the assessment of inequalities in relation to age. These methodologies would then be adopted by the National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN) to study age-related differences in the biology, management and outcomes of all cancers. This project has the potential to provide the information required to help eliminate age-related inequalities in National Health Service (NHS) cancer care and to inform the priorities of additional research projects.
REC name
North East - Newcastle & North Tyneside 1 Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/NE/0007
Date of REC Opinion
28 Jan 2014
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion