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A study looking at genetic causes of cancer (SEARCH study)

Overview

Cancer types:

All cancer types

Status:

Results

Phase:

Other

Details

This study was done to find out more about possible genetic causes of several different cancers.

It was open for people to join between 1996 and 2019. The team have published many articles in various medical journals about the results of the study.

Recruitment start: 1 June 1996

Recruitment end: 30 September 2019

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

Professor Alison Dunning

Professor Antonis Antoniou

Professor Doug Easton

Professor Paul Pharoah

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre

US National Institutes for Health

European Union FP7 and Horizon 2020

Last reviewed: 23 Feb 2023

CRUK internal database number: 526

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