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A charity that’s willing to protect its partnership with a company that abuses terminal cancer patients on clinical drug trials

Human beings have a great capacity for wrongdoing. It’s an attribute that is unique in the world of life. We can and do make things worse, voluntarily, with full knowledge of what we are doing (as well as accidentally, and carelessly, and in a manner that is wilfully blind). – Jordan B. Peterson 2018 Having contacted the press department on several occasions both by phone and e-mail with regards to the deplorable way ScottishPower treated a terminal cancer patient on clinical drug trials; all they were willing to do was be silent. This charity doesn’t care about cancer patients or the way family/careers supporting those patients are treated.

Date of experience : 18 September 2023

I appreciate you work hard to help…

I appreciate you work hard to help cancer patients. If you read Karma Book for once, you should be able to understand that people who get this illness have very bad karma and therefore the illness is therefore to protect from the worse. If they have read the book they can actually cure their own cancer themselves. If child gets cancer, their parents should cure their karma first not by using medication but by becoming a human.

Date of experience : 18 May 2023

Rude volunteer! (Finchley)

The volunteer working in the Ballards Lane branch (Finchley) was unbelievably rude :( I donated some items on Monday and when I walked in she did not smile or greet me but sat there stony faced aggresively pointing towards the back office, to indicate where I should leave the items. I have never come across such awful, unprofessional behaviour. These are free items donated by the public, there should be some level of kindness and interest to customers who have taken the time to bring in items that may benefit someone else. I will not be donating to this shop again.

Date of experience : 05 December 2022

Cancer research superstore Stevenage

Cancer research superstore Stevenage Went for an interview, the lady who interviewed me was lovely and very informative! I was told I would definitely hear back the Tuesday after my interview and it’s been over a week now and I’ve still heard nothing back :/

Date of experience : 16 July 2023

Badly run , disgusting prices

Cancer research sheppy Neats court Disgusting prices Management taking cloths of a paying customer as they "wanted to charge more " Management taking branded clothing home without paying Rude staff Supposed to be a shop for people on a tight budget no chance of that People that run it should be ashamed

Date of experience : 18 March 2023

I am a big supporter of charity shop…

I am a big supporter of charity shop but I was let down more then ones by the Holloway Road store. Seriously no customer service skills in this store, often overprices when notice an issue with item instead of trying to come to an agreement over the price tag, their response is: “so are you gonna buy or not? “ Before I can answer they pass to next customer while I was paying, super rude! Staff need to learn manners! I won’t be buying there again! Shame really as all the other charity shop I go I never have an issue actually quite a pleasure to buy from any store in Holloway beside this one!

Date of experience : 02 July 2022

Unpleasant and cold Manager in High…

Unpleasant and cold Manager in High Street Kensington. She didn’t care about a regular and local customer ( I have shopped there since 2018) I forgot my ticket for an exchange (The dress was tagged and showed my bank statement). Not only I am a regular customer but I am a donator as well. Like I was dealing with a machine. So disappointing. Make me not believe Anymore for this charity which I I have supported for while.

Date of experience : 14 December 2021

Enfield Town shop On

Enfield Town shop Please train your volunteers, one in particular who has become very complacent and thinks she is at a market stool with a foghorn. And what I mean by that is that she is talking about customer while they are in the shop to her colleague and while the shop is full of customers, everything she is saying can be heard and it is not nice. This volunteer is there on a Tue, Fri and Saturday and should not be working with the public. Please remember you are working in a CHARITY SHOP, please be charitable.

Date of experience : 07 March 2023

More useless than a handbrake on a canoe.

I’ve not seen a single treatment advancement or one decent research study from these cowboys that has made the slightest difference to any cancer treatment. Go and google it for yourselves, if you like. Their tv ads with research labs, microscopes and actors who are dressed as doctors pertains to nothing at all what this ‘charity’ is all about. It’ll tug at your heartstrings because so many of us have lost loved ones to cancer, but they are making diddly-squat difference to treatment, survival or anything that’ll make any tangible difference. You’re finding some nice, fat salaries if you donate though, so if that’s what you want to achieve, go ahead.

Date of experience : 30 July 2022

This to many may seem irrelevant but it has made me very angry. I have always been an avid supporter of this charity and decided to apply to become a volunteer. On collecting an application form I noticed how woke this charity has become. After going through a traumatic marriage followed by a divorce I became a Ms. I'm not a Mrs, too old to revert to Miss so use the title Ms. Well Cancer research has removed Ms and replaced with Mx!!!! This title is used to refer to a person of unspecified gender! I know my gender. They could have left Ms and also used Mx but no. I am fuming. I withdraw all my support and will fight this to the end!

Date of experience : 14 May 2023

Donations unwelcome - THEY'RE FULL

So I tried to make a donation today at the East Ham store but I was turned away at the front door. Apparently they have too much and cannot take any more. If you're thinking of donating at any CR shop phone ahead, or better still try somewhere else. I was asked to phone a number, which turned out to be the store number, and the person I spoke with just reiterated the we-are-full message. You can jump through a lot of hoops to try and do the right thing but still not get anywhere! Appears donations are unwelcome.

Date of experience : 09 May 2021

I wouldn't give this utterly useless…

I wouldn't give this utterly useless entity your time or money. They are useless worthless charlatans that offer nothing in way of advice or support of any kind..DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THESE USELESS CRETINS.

Date of experience : 30 June 2022

Newport Retail Park ✅

Always have such a positive experience in the Newport Retail Park Store. There’s a young girl with black hair who is usually behind the till. She is always so friendly and has great service. ✅

Date of experience : 07 April 2023

Won’t go back in…

I had been a supporter of the shop in Ryde Isle of Wight for many years both donating and regularly purchasing items, they all knew my face because I was in so often. Back at the end of summer I purchased a dress which didn’t fit so had to return, then my 99 year old mother who I care for became ill and I was unable to go into town for two weeks, the manageress, Paula, said my time had run out the day before and refused a refund, she told me to write to head office who would definitely approve a refund, well I did write and they still refused! There are 11 charity shops in Ryde and this is the only one that has such a short returns policy, they were rigid and uncaring and I have never been in since, my donations and custom go elsewhere.

Date of experience : 04 August 2023

Hard work trying to donate!

I have donated money and also a lot of expensive items for my local C/R shop. I had a query and the response from C/R is lamentable. You cannot get through by phone and they take ages to answer emails. Even when they do reply to an email, the response is so inaccurate and perfunctory as to be insulting. After 10 years I am taking C/R off my list of favoured charities. There are more deserving ones!

Date of experience : 27 June 2022

Rude Manager at Wallingford shop

I decided to specifically find a cancer research shop to donate some of my old belongings (as I have 2 family members that are suffering at the moment) as we're moving tomorrow. I dropped 1 box off of my things and the manager said: are you a gift aider with us. I said no but I'm really in a hurry (as all people that have moved will know, there's about a million things to do). To which she replied... 'Well we're doing you a favour, nice of you to do one for us.' I am disappointed that cancer research have rude staff running their shops. Very sad.

Date of experience : 27 October 2021

Do they want my money or not?

As the executor of my Aunt’s will I have had just about enough hassle with probate and incompetent solicitors so when it came to paying out bequests I mistakenly thought this part would be easy. Oh no!! Cancer Research UK website has no facility for this. Yes you can donate money but this does not register it’s from a specific will. Now knowing that large charities have whole departments dedicated to chasing money left to them I want a receipt to prove I have paid the bequest. No one picks up the phone the chat line is not operating and even the store managers can’t give you an address to write to and send a cheque. So I have to do a 26 mile round trip to the nearest store to fill out a form and make the payment. Who knew giving away money would be so difficult?

Date of experience : 05 April 2022

So for years I. donated Cancer Research and done Lot charity work with my 2 kids yet very dissatisfied disappointed in service waited a refund which has taken over 6 years yet still waiting and different stay says be sorted and wasted very very not happy service we will never donate or help charity’s again after we were treated this way disgusting

Date of experience : 27 December 2021

A company that makes over £600 Million…

A company that makes over £600 Million a year and pays its CEO over £200,000 a year and apparently they still haven’t cured cancer. It’s just a massive con like religion. Anything to get your money. I hope their ceo is diagnosed with something terminal soon as karma

Date of experience : 13 November 2022

Terrible customer service in the…

Terrible customer service in the Catterick store, especially manager Michelle. Rude, confrontational awful service. She should be reprimanded for terrible treatment of disabled customers, won't be shopping there again. Both of the other staff present were also useless at conflict resolution. Wouldn't trust this charity with your hard earned money. Give it to animal charities instead who actually care rather than these money grabbers, regret every penny previously spent here

Date of experience : 30 August 2022

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Co Down woman backs new research after being diagnosed with cancer twice

"Had I known about the BRCA gene when I was first diagnosed, I could have had a double mastectomy and ovaries removed at the same time"

• by Orlaith Clinton
• 15:01, 20 Apr 2024

A Belfast cancer doctor has been awarded funding to find a way to protect the heart of patients undergoing life-saving radiotherapy.

The £35,000 award from Cancer Research UK, will fund Dr Gerard Walls’ research into whether medicines regularly used today to treat people with cardiac conditions could, in the future, protect the heart for some people during cancer treatment.

Cancer survivor Andrea Graham from Bangor , is only too aware of the immeasurable value that comes with access to life-saving treatment and research, such as that being carried out by Dr Walls, having been diagnosed with cardiac problems, after her own cancer treatment.

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The 58-year-old was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005, after finding a lump under her arm. Further investigations found that 16 lymph nodes were also affected, so a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy followed.

"In view of the large number of cancer cases within the family, doctors decided to carry out some tests, which led to the discovery that the BRCA1 gene was present,” Andrea said.

"We were offered testing and this revealed that the rogue gene was carried by both male and female family members."

A BRCA gene fault does not mean a person has cancer, or that they will definitely get cancer, but it does mean a greater risk of developing several cancers, such as breast and ovarian cancer for women, and for men, prostate cancer.

Five years on from her first diagnosis, in 2010, Andrea was devastated to find the cancer had returned. Feeling she could not face it all again, she decided to stop all treatment . Thankfully a fellow cancer survivor and good friend ("chemo buddies” they called themselves) persuaded her to carry on.

Her decision to do so led to another mastectomy and surgery to remove her ovaries, followed by more chemotherapy.

"Had I known about the BRCA gene when I was first diagnosed, I could have had a double mastectomy and ovaries removed at the same time," Andrea added.

"It just shows the rapid progress research is making.”

Thankfully Andrea has now been cancer-free for 14 years and is now backing Dr Walls’ work having experienced heart trouble a few years ago, which she was told may have been due to her several intensive cancer treatments. Her cardiac diagnosis is now thankfully well managed with medication and she is now enjoying life.

Dr Walls says preliminary results are encouraging, showing that "we may be able to use a heart medicine to help keep our patients’ hearts safe during radiotherapy to the chest".

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"I am delighted to have received this funding from Cancer Research UK, which means we will be able to do further testing of this medicine, and ultimately find out if this is a treatment we should give to patients with lung cancer," he added.

"Most patients diagnosed with lung cancer can't have an operation due to either the tumour being in a difficult-to-access location, or because they are not well enough for surgery, so radiotherapy is the gold standard treatment in this scenario, affecting 12,000 people per year in the United Kingdom."

Dr Walls went on to explain that there is a small risk that when the cancer is near to the heart.

"Radiotherapy can cause some damage for some patients, even with the really accurate treatment that we have available at both cancer centres in Northern Ireland.

"There is currently a lack of options for protecting the heart, but this research might lead to a new useful, safe and cost-effective option. If we confirm the treatment to be useful, we will proceed to research in patients.

"Ultimately, we hope to improve the cardiac health of patients with lung cancer and this could also help patients with other types of tumours inside the chest too, such as oesophageal cancer."

The preliminary results that Dr Walls and his science colleagues Dr Mihaela Ghita-Pettigrew and Dr Karl Butterworth have generated have been selected for a presentation at the leading European radiotherapy conference this summer, which happens to be in Glasgow. The full results of the work should be available in early 2025.

"Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has been a key player in the development of radiotherapy over the years, which approximately half of patients receive during their cancer journey,” said Dr Walls.

"For example, trials CRUK has helped fund include many that have re-shaped how breast cancer can be treated more effectively. Breast cancer is actually another area where the heart has been highlighted as an important issue, and over the last decade, by taking special measures at the time of the radiotherapy planning scan as standard breast cancer has been made safer for the heart."

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Dr Walls, 34, who went to St Mary's Grammar School in Magherafelt, and studied Medicine at Queen’s University Belfast, currently works jointly between the Northern Ireland Cancer Centre and the Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, Queen’s University Belfast.

He first became interested in research when he had the opportunity to help with a clinical trial as a medical student. He worked in London for two years, including at the Royal Marsden Hospital, before taking up his current position in Belfast.

In addition to his own research, Dr Walls is also co-investigator in a CRUK-funded clinical trial, (CORNCORDE) investigating if giving targeted cancer drugs alongside radiotherapy can improve treatment outcomes for people with lung cancer.

Last year Dr Walls was awarded the prestigious Fulbright scholarship, which led to him joining the world-leading Cardio-Oncology research team at Washington University in St. Louis, USA. Renowned for its lung cancer radiotherapy clinical trials and research, this allowed Dr Walls to use patient data, undertake laboratory experiments and observe the infrastructure at this world-leading hospital – and he has brought a wealth of knowledge, experience and connections back to Northern Ireland.

Andrea added: "I definitely would have accepted a protective tablet for my heart during my treatment if Dr Walls’ current research had been ongoing in 2005–2010.

"It highlights just how important it is to continue supporting research, enabling further advances to be made."

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Are ultra-processed foods linked to cancer?

18 April 2024

Many of us spend a lot of time thinking about the foods we eat.  

Clearly, not all foods are as nutritious as each other, but it can sometimes be difficult to work out how or why. It seems like everywhere we turn, people are making big claims about which foods are ‘good’ or ‘bad’ for our health. And the phrase on everyone’s lips is ‘ultra-processed foods’.  

The term ‘ultra-processed foods’ has been hard to avoid in recent years. So are the foods themselves: in the UK they make up around half of our consumed calories. But what are they? And do they really impact our health? Let’s take a look at the evidence.  

What are ultra-processed foods?

To understand what ultra-processed foods are, we first need to look at what ‘processed’ means.  

A processed food is any food that has been altered in some way during preparation. This can be as simple as freezing, cooking or canning.   

The term ‘ultra-processed foods’ comes from the NOVA food classification system, developed by researchers at the University of São Paulo, Brazil.   

• Group 1: Unprocessed and minimally processed 

Unprocessed foods are what we usually consider as whole foods . They have no added ingredients and haven’t been altered from their natural state. Minimally processed foods have only gone through very simple processes like the removal of inedible parts, grinding or freezing.  

For example: Fruit, vegetables, eggs, fresh meat and grains.  

• Group 2: Processed culinary ingredients 

This includes foods which are added to other foods rather than eaten by themselves.  

For example: Sugar, salt, butter, honey, oils and vinegar.  

• Group 3: Processed foods 

These are foods that are made by combining foods from groups 1 and 2 to preserve them or make them more palatable.  

For example: Freshly made bread, tinned fruits and vegetables, salted nuts, bacon, canned fish and cheese.  

• Group 4: Ultra-processed  

These are ready-to-eat or ready-to-heat foods. They generally have a long shelf life and tend to include additives and ingredients that are not typically used in home cooking, such as preservatives, emulsifiers, sweeteners, and artificial colours and flavours.  

For example: Ice cream, sandwich ham, crisps, plant-based meat substitutes, mass-produced bread, breakfast cereals, biscuits, carbonated drinks, fruit-flavoured yogurts and instant soups.  

From the list above, we can see not all processed foods are bad for you. Some foods need processing to make them safe, such as milk, which needs to be pasteurised to remove harmful bacteria. And some foods like yoghurt and high-fibre cereals can be part of a healthy diet.  

One of the criticisms of the NOVA method of categorising foods is that foods like these , which can be part of a healthy diet, sit in the same group as less nutritious ultra-processed foods.  

Why do we eat ultra-processed foods?

At the end of your regular grocery shop, chances are that around half of your basket will be made up of ultra-processed foods. That’s because, on average, 54% of the calories consumed in the UK are from these foods.   

While it seems better to have a diet consisting of minimally processed foods, a lot of us don’t have the time or the budget for it. Ultra-processed foods can be cheaper, last longer before expiring and can be easier to prepare. And thanks to clever marketing , they’re often some of the first things that come to mind when we’re hungry.  

Are they bad for us?

Many ultra-processed foods , like crisps and biscuits , are high in sugar, salt and saturated fats, and it’s clear that eating too many of these types of foods is bad for us. It can result in weight gain and also leaves less room in our diet for more nutrient dense and fibre-rich foods like fruits, vegetables and whole grains. That’s important because a healthy diet isn’t just about calories, it’s also about making sure we are consuming foods with a range of vitamins and minerals which help our body to function.  

So we know that basing our diet with lots of ultra-processed foods high in fat, sugar and salt would be bad for us. But more research is needed to understand whether there’s a specific negative effect from ultra-processing itself.   

Do ultra-processed foods cause cancer?

Recently, some studies have claimed that eating a diet high in ultra-processed foods can raise people’s risk of cancer and other chronic diseases.   

In one recent review , researchers looked at 45 studies on ultra-processed food exposure and health outcomes. When analysed together, these studies suggested there was a very small increased risk of cancer. But most of them only offered very low-quality evidence for their claims. So currently, the evidence that ultra-processed foods cause cancer is still very weak.  

That means we should take big statements about ultra-processed foods with a pinch of salt.  

Overall, it’s very hard to prove direct links between specific foods and health outcomes. That’s because we don’t just eat one type of food. Our diets are made up of many different things, so it’s hard to determine how a certain food or ingredient is impacting our health.  

Even if we can’t find direct links, that doesn’t mean there couldn’t be an indirect link. As mentioned earlier, ultra-processed foods are often high in salt, sugar and saturated fats. Eating too much of those ingredients can lead to weight gain. We know for sure that being overweight and obese increases the risk of 13 different types of cancer.  

So, it could be that any risk from ultra-processed foods comes from the fact they contribute to obesity, which in turn contributes to cancer risk. That could be separate from the way these foods are processed or the preservatives or additives they contain. In fact, some ultra-processed foods – like wholegrain bread, cereals, or low-fat yoghurts – could even have nutritional benefits.  

Why should we be aware of ultra-processed foods?

The low quality of evidence means it’s too early to say we should be cutting out ultra-processed foods. But if you eat a lot of ultra-processed foods that are high in salt, sugar and saturated fats, it’s a good idea to try and cut down. Reading food labels can help you work out which foods these are and make the best choice for you . You could also think about whether you can make any healthier swaps to help balance your diet, like including more fruit and vegetables or planning home cooked meals.  

Remember, when it comes to cancer risk, the most important thing is to aim for a healthy, balanced diet. That will probably always contain the occasional less healthy or ultra-processed food, but as long as you’re eating lots of wholegrains, fruits and vegetables and keeping a healthy weight, there’s no need to worry.    

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A trial of fluorescence guided surgery for sarcoma (sarcoSIGHT)

Cancer type:.

It is open to anyone who is due to have surgery with the aim to cure for:

• bone sarcoma or
• soft tissue sarcoma

More about this trial

Surgery is one of the main treatments for many types of soft tissue sarcoma and sarcoma of the bone . The aim of the surgery is to remove the sarcoma with a clear margin. The clear margin is normal tissue surrounding the sarcoma that has no sarcoma cells in it. Having a clear margin means it is less likely that any sarcoma is left in the body and therefore that the sarcoma will come back. 

But getting a clear margin can be difficult because sarcoma can be large and deep in the body. This means that sarcoma cells may be left and could start to regrow.

So researchers are looking for ways to improve the surgery. 

Before surgery you have scans of your sarcoma. This helps to guide the surgeon during the operation. But it can be difficult to relate the scan results to what they see during surgery.

In this trial they are looking at using a fluorescent dye during surgery that collects in the sarcoma. This is called fluorescence guided surgery. This might help the surgeon to see the sarcoma better and successfully remove it along with a clear margin. But they don’t know this for sure. So the team want to compare standard surgery with fluorescence guided surgery.

The aims of the trial are to find out:

• whether fluorescence guided surgery is better than standard surgery to remove the sarcoma with a clear margin
• whether there are fewer complications with fluorescence guided surgery

Who can enter

The following bullet points are a summary of the entry conditions for this trial. Talk to your doctor or the trial team if you are unsure about any of these. They will be able to advise you. 

Who can take part

You may be able to join this trial if all of the following apply. You:

• have bone sarcoma that is intermediate to high grade or soft tissue sarcoma that is intermediate to high grade
• are due to have surgery with the aim to cure 

This trial is open to people of any age. If you are under the age of 16 your parent or legal guardian must give consent for you to take part. 

Who can’t take part

You cannot join this trial if any of these apply. You:

• are having surgery to relieve symptoms such as pain. This is palliative surgery. 
• have sarcoma that has come back 
• have sarcoma in certain areas of the body. Your doctor will know which areas these are.
• are pregnant or breastfeeding
• are allergic to medical dye called ICG, iodine, iodine dyes or shellfish 

Trial design

The team need 500 people to take part. 

This is a randomised trial . A computer puts you into 1 of 2 groups. Neither you nor your doctor can choose which group you are in. The 2 groups are:

• fluorescent guided surgery
• standard surgery 

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Everyone has their surgery as planned. 

Fluorescent guided surgery Those having fluorescent guided surgery go into hospital the day before surgery. This is to have a dye called indocyanine green (ICG). You have ICG as a drip into a vein . The dye collects in the sarcoma and glows when the surgeon shines a special light on it during surgery.

Your surgeon plans your operation using the scans you have before your surgery. During surgery the surgeon can see the glowing of the dye using a special camera that uses near infra-red light. They use the glow as a guide to remove the sarcoma. 

Standard surgery Those having standard surgery don’t have the injection of ICG. Your surgeon plans your operation using the scans you have before your surgery. You might go into hospital the day before surgery or on the day of your operation. Your surgeon will go through what is going to happen in your situation.

Quality of life Everyone fills in a questionnaire before having surgery and then after surgery at:

The questions ask about:

• how well you get around 
• how you look after yourself
• your usual daily activities
• pain and discomfort
• whether you are feeling anxious or depressed

People who have sarcoma of the arm or leg This part of the study is for people who have surgery to remove a sarcoma from their arm or leg, but don’t need to have a removal (amputation) of their limb. Surgery to the arm or leg can affect how well it works and the team want to assess this. So you also fill in a questionnaire about how difficult it is to do certain tasks using the affected limb.  

These are quality of life questionnaires . You fill in the questionnaires online around the same time as some of your routine clinic appointments. The team send out an email with a link to the questionnaires around the time your clinic appointments are due. 

Other studies The team are doing 2 other studies that are linked to this study and are taking place alongside it:

• fluorescence mapping
• fluorescence microscopy 

Fluorescence mapping This is open to people having fluorescence guided surgery. The team want to develop a computer process. They hope that surgeons can use this to better understand and read the images taken by the near infra-red camera. 

For this the team will use the images taken during your surgery. You cannot be identified from the images. 

You don’t have to agree to this. You can still take part in the main trial.

Fluorescence microscopy This study is only open to people who are having their treatment at the Newcastle upon Tyne hospitals.

After surgery the tissue samples from both groups are sent to the laboratory. 

For the fluorescence guided surgery, the surgeon uses the dye to make sure all of the sarcoma is removed. They also remove some normal tissue around the sarcoma. 

The team need 25 tissue samples from the fluorescent guided group and 25 tissue samples from the standard surgery group. 

They will compare the tissue samples from the 2 groups. This is to find out which method is better at removing the sarcoma with a clear margin. 

You don’t have to agree to this. You can still take part in the main trial. 

Hospital visits

You see the doctor before taking part. This is to talk about the trial and see if you can join. 

People in the fluorescent guided surgery group go into hospital the day before their surgery to have the IGC infusion. Those who have standard surgery might go into hospital the day before surgery or on the day of their operation.

After your surgery you stay in hospital until you recover. Then your surgeon will tell you how often they want to see you after the surgery. You don’t have any extra hospital visits after your operation as a result of taking part in this trial.

Side effects

The surgical team monitor you during surgery and afterwards until you recover enough to go back to the ward. 

There is a small risk of an allergic reaction to the fluorescent dye. This happens in about 1 person in every 2,000 people. 

With fluorescent guided surgery, there is a risk that the surgeon might rely too heavily on the camera and the fluorescent dye. This could result in them leaving  behind some sarcoma or taking out too much normal tissue.

We have more information about:

• surgery for bone sarcoma
• surgery for soft tissue sarcoma

Your doctor will talk to you about the possible complications of surgery and the possible side effects of the fluorescent dye before you agree to take part. They will also answer any questions you might have. 

Recruitment start:

Recruitment end:.

• How to join a clinical trial

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief Investigator

Mr Kenneth Rankin

Supported by

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Clinical Trials Unit, Newcastle University  NIHR Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme

If you have questions about the trial please contact our cancer information nurses

Freephone 0808 800 4040

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