On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Dr Ananya reflects on her journey from India to the UK and the challenges, triumphs, and opportunities that have shaped her […]
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Building a Cancer Survival Index
In 2010, ICON members Bernard Rachet and Manuela Quaresma were part of a team commissioned to build and deliver a tool to measure the effectiveness of UK cancer services. This tool, named the cancer survival index, condenses large streams of cancer data into a single output and the methods used to create the index have now been published in Cancer Epidemiology as an open-source guide to creating your own cancer survival index.
This study highlights the need to better coordinate primary and secondary care sectors in some areas of London to improve timely access to specialised clinicians and diagnostic tests.