Case studies | Understand Patient Data

Learning more about blood cancer

Data from thousands of people is giving new insights into blood cancer
- Understanding disease
- Diagnosis
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning
Comparing cancer survival

Understanding why cancer survival varies between countries
- Understanding disease
- Policy
How does lifestyle affect health?

Using patient data to understand the impact of diet on health
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
Improving early cancer diagnosis for Black African women

Using patient data to identify variation in diagnosis of late stage breast cancer
- Understanding disease
- Diagnosis
Understanding the impacts of genes, lifestyle and environment

UK Biobank stores health data on 500,000 volunteers to provide a resource for researchers
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
Comparing cancer survival rates worldwide

Using cancer registries to examine cancer survival variation between countries
- Understanding disease
- Planning
- Policy
Does pain get worse in bad weather?

Using smartphone data to analyse the potential relationship between weather and pain
- Understanding disease
Living with Multiple Sclerosis

Collecting self reported data to better understand the lives of people with MS
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
- Policy