Case studies | Understand Patient Data

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
Evaluating bowel cancer care in Yorkshire

Using patient data to identify and improve areas of poor practice
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning
Comparing cancer survival

Understanding why cancer survival varies between countries
- Understanding disease
- Policy
Studying the health of a million women

Studying population health through patient data
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
How does lifestyle affect health?

Using patient data to understand the impact of diet on health
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
Planning services for people living with and beyond cancer

Using patient data to look at what happens to someone after receiving a cancer diagnosis
- Individual care
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning
Comparing cancer survival rates worldwide

Using cancer registries to examine cancer survival variation between countries
- Understanding disease
- Planning
- Policy
The impact of air pollution on health

Using pan-European data to understand how air pollution affects health
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
- Policy
Screening for bowel cancer

Using patient data to demonstrate the efficacy of bowel cancer screening
- Individual care
- Diagnosis
- Treatment and prevention
- Policy