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A study looking at diagnosing bowel cancer earlier in Yorkshire (DETECT-CRC)

Overview

Cancer types:

Bowel (colorectal) cancer, Colon cancer, Rectal cancer

Status:

Open

Phase:

Pilot

Details

This study is using pharmacists to give out FIT tests to help find bowel cancer early.

It is for people who:

  • live in deprived areas of Yorkshire and visit a participating pharmacy

  • have possible symptoms of bowel cancer

Recruitment start: 1 January 2025

Recruitment end: 31 December 2025

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Dr Matthew Kurien

Professor Daniel Hind

Supported by

University of Sheffield

Yorkshire Cancer Research

Last reviewed: 5 June 2025

CRUK internal database number: 20049

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