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We are a UK-wide partnership that is unlocking the power of health data to improve cancer care

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Improving care and outcomes for people with cancer

Health data

We work with partners to make high quality health data more accessible for cancer researchers and health professionals in a range of sectors to help improve care and outcomes for people with cancer.
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Partnering with patients

We work with patients and carers to make sure that data is used in a transparent and responsible way that benefits the NHS, patients and society. Patients are involved at all levels of our decision making processes.
Our work with patients

Responding to COVID-19

We have been at the forefront of the data research response to the COVID-19 emergency. Our research looked at the impact of the pandemic on cancer patients and services.
COVID-19 data research

Find out more about DATA-CAN’s work and impact in this video and in our Impact Report.

DATA-CAN Impact Report – a two year journey

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Best Practices in the Real-World Data Lifecycle

19th January 2022

DATA-CAN’s hub director, Dr Charlie Davie, has co-authored an academic paper on best practice in making the most of Real-World Data across the globe.
Events

Workshop to seek young people’s views on cancer data

13th January 2022

DATA-CAN, in partnership with the Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG), BRIGHTLIGHT and Candlelighters, is organising a workshop on 27 January to gather young people’s thoughts on cancer patients’ medical data.   
Blog

Improving cancer patient outcomes through a national cancer Trusted Research Environment

9th December 2021

As Health Data Research UK launch a White Paper on Trusted Research Environments, DATA-CAN’s Monica Jones blogs about her work on the national cancer TRE.

Health Data Research Innovation Gateway

DATA-CAN is making high quality datasets available to cancer researchers via the Health Data Research Innovation Gateway.

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Health Data Research UK

DATA-CAN is one of the Health Data Research Hubs funded through UK Research and Innovation’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, and coordinated by Health Data Research UK.

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