COLO-SPEED
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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.
United Kingdom
Joined November 2020
📣COLO-DETECT On BBC Morning Live!📣 Thank you to @BBCMorningLive for reshowing last year's feature on the #COLODETECT trial, filmed at @STSFTrust. This trial used AI to improve the detection of bowel cancer during colonoscopy. Watch the episode here: https://t.co/wb8xP2mYf7
bbc.co.uk
Join Gethin Jones, Helen Skelton, Michelle Ackerley and the team for conversation, advice and tips to make your day that little bit easier.
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The COLO-SPEED Research Team came together last week for our Bowel Cancer Research Platform Launch Event. Using our platform, members of the public can take part in studies, help develop new research ideas and attend in-person events. Sign up today: https://t.co/xHT8UewVmq
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It was a privilege to be joined by football legends Gary Pallister, Tony Mowbray and Bobby Moncur at our COLO-SPEED Platform Launch this week. A huge thank you to Mark Robson and the @SBRFFoundation for your continued support. Join the platform here: https://t.co/xHT8UewVmq
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A huge thank you to our COLO-SPEED Patient Group representatives for joining our Platform Launch this week. Your lived experiences are helping to guide meaningful research.💙 Anyone can join the platform and be part of this community - sign up below: https://t.co/xHT8UewVmq
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🎉Yesterday we officially launched the COLO-SPEED Bowel Cancer Research Platform! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who attended our launch event in Newcastle. Sign up to our platform to learn about bowel cancer research and to find out how you can contribute! https://t.co/xHT8UewVmq
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📣Just 2 weeks to go! 📣 Join us for the launch of our Bowel Cancer Research Platform - connecting the public with research to improve bowel cancer outcomes. 📅 Mon 3 Nov, 3:30-5pm 📍 The Core, Bath Lane, Newcastle, NE4 5TF Register to attend here: https://t.co/QVQw1YyThG
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🎉Milestone Reached!🎉 The #colocohort study has now recruited 12,000 patients!!! A huge thank you to our incredible recruiting sites for all of your hard work - over 500 patients were recruited to our study in just July alone!!! @RI_STSFT @SBRFoundation @myedinburghpark
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📣#BSGLive2025 - Award for Dr Christina Dobson📣 At last week's conference in Glasgow, @StinaMary presented findings from #ColoFC (which explored socio-demographic variation in symptomatic FIT return), and received an award for Best Flash Poster. Well done, Christina! 👏
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🏆#BSGLive2025 - Award For Dr Eleanor Hackney🏆 Congrats to #ColoCohort researcher Ellie for winning the Alistair McIntyre Prize for "EmPath" - a project she co-created to empower endoscopy trainees in recognising & managing Upper GI pathology via targeted study days. @RI_STSFT
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🌎Cancer Prevention Action Week🌍 Did you know that consuming alcohol can increase risk of #bowelcancer? For #CancerPreventionActionWeek, we encourage you to sign @WCRF_UK's petition demanding a National Alcohol Strategy for #CancerPrevention. https://t.co/px9A0bP3sA
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🛡️Preventing Bowel Cancer🛡️ In this article, @BottProf shares how prevention strategies—like lifestyle changes & screening—could halve your risk of #BowelCancer! Read the article here: https://t.co/9O8BLEOsZp
#CancerResearch #COLOSPEED #ColorectalCancer
#BowelCancerPrevention
healthawareness.co.uk
With bowel cancer on the rise in younger adults and thousands of lives lost annually, understanding the risks, symptoms and screening process is more vital than ever.
We are delighted to share BSG President Prof Colin Rees' article on 'Bowel cancer: how prevention could halve risk' 🙌 as part of the #BladderandBowel2025 Health Campaign launching in The Guardian and online: https://t.co/ulDDiRAh9N
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🔎Using AI To Detect Bowel Cancer Polyps🔍 In this article, @BottProf explains how AI was used in the #ColoDetect trial to detect 30% more #BowelCancer polyps! Read the article here: https://t.co/T9neuZCi6O
#CancerResearch #ColoSpeed #AIinHealthcare #ColorectalCancerResearch
healthawareness.co.uk
AI is reshaping how we detect and treat disease. In bowel cancer screening, it plays a vital role in spotting hard-to-see polyps, improving early diagnosis and outcomes.
Check out BSG President Prof Colin Rees' article on 'AI detects 30% more bowel cancer polyps' 🤖 as part of the #BladderandBowel2025 Health Campaign launching in The Guardian and online: https://t.co/jV1xHS6xD8
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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 @STSFTrust @NIHRrdn
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📢Christina Dobson at STSFT Research Day📢 Great to see @StinaMary present #COLOFIT findings at the STSFT Research Conference last week! Christina shared insights on patient & practitioner perspectives around symptomatic FIT use. @RI_STSFT
#STSFTResearch #bowelcancerrsearch
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🎉Award for COLO-COHORT🎉 Huge congrats to Dr Eleanor Hackney, #colocohort Clinical Research Fellow, for winning 2nd place for Best Poster at the #NUCancer Conference, for her work examining the value of repeat Faecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT)! 👏 #COLOSPEED #bowelcancer
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📣COLO-SPEED at the NUCancer Conference📣 Great to see Professor Linda Sharp & Emily Haworth share #colospeed research at #NUCancer! Emily presented #colofc findings on socio-demographic variation in FIT completion, while Linda discussed many of the projects within COLO-SPEED.
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🎙Our Researchers @ Pint of Science!🎙 Last night, #colocohort researcher Dr Guy Taylor gave a talk for @pintofscience on research into medication adherence, with fellow @UniofNewcastle cancer researcher Lara Forster discussing the use & accessibility of health data in research.
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📣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 "colospeed@newcastle.ac.uk" to find out more and to let us know if you would like to attend!
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📄COLO-SPIRIT Publication📄 #colospirit study has published a qualitative paper in European Journal of Oncology Nursing, exploring experiences of healthcare access and provision for patients with chronic bowel symptoms following pelvic radiotherapy: https://t.co/qimrLI5NjO
ejoncologynursing.com
Chronic bowel symptoms are common late-effects of pelvic radiotherapy associated with significantly decreased quality-of-life. For some, perhaps many, people these symptoms may be mitigated or...
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🔎Using AI To Prevent Bowel Cancer!🔍 Earlier this month, #colospeed Principal Investigator @BottProf hosted a lecture outlining how the #colodetect trial used AI to analyse potential bowel abnormalities during colonoscopy! Watch the full lecture here: https://t.co/X4bNZyE9Vp
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