Oncology research

The Kent Oncology Centre is research active with a number of opportunities to get involved.

 

LiSENUS

Invasive breast cancer affects 46,000 people every year in the UK, and cancerous cells can spread to armpit lymph nodes through tissue fluid channels and patients may need more extensive treatment if cancer deposits (metastases) are found.

The LiSENUS trial aims to develop a contrast ultrasound package (made up of software and equipment) that can be used with ultrasound machines in the breast clinic for armpit scanning to ensure the new ultrasound test can find sentinel node metastases as well as being easy to use, safe, comfortable and cost effective for the NHS.

For patients who have received the patient information sheet from your medical/research team, please watch this information video:

 

How to get involved

If you are interested taking part in research and would like more information about the studies we are supporting, contact the Oncology Research team.

Previous research in oncology

SWEET

SWEET is a breast oncology trial developing and testing a support package called HT&Me, which aims to help women prescribed hormone therapy following a breast cancer diagnosis.