Case studies | Understand Patient Data

Improving newborn screening

Using patient data to better screen for, and look after, newborn babies with congenital hypothyroidism.
- Individual care
- Diagnosis
Analysing the link between radiotherapy for Hodgkin Lymphoma and breast cancer

Understanding more about the impact of radiotherapy at a young age
- Treatment and prevention
Learning more about blood cancer

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

Assessing the concerns of people with cancer using an electronic tool
- Individual care
- Planning
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