Uptake of cancer screening
Research type
Research Study
Full title
An exploration of the uptake of cancer screening programmes in Newport West
IRAS ID
288113
Contact name
Juping Yu
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 10 months, 28 days
Research summary
Screening is a process of identifying apparently healthy people who may be at increased risk of a disease or a condition to help improve early detection. Further tests and appropriate treatment can then be offered to reduce their risk of, and/or complications arising from the disease or the condition. The Public Health Wales Screening Division delivers eight population based national screening programmes across Wales. Of these, three programmes focus on cancer screening in terms of breast, bowel and cervical cancer. Minimum standards for uptake are set for each individual screening programme in Wales. The uptake of screening for breast, cervical and bowel cancer in Newport as a whole, Newport West in particular, has not reached the minimum standards. The overall aim of this study is to explore factors related to uptake of screening for breast, bowel and cervical cancer from the perspectives of people who are eligible for the three types of screening. Group Concept Mapping, a multi-phase, mixed method design, will be used as the research method. Findings will be used to develop relevant strategies to improve future breast, cervical and bowel screening services.
REC name
South West - Central Bristol Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
21/SW/0028
Date of REC Opinion
5 Mar 2021
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion