A study looking at the causes of different types of cancer in Scotland

This study has been collecting blood and tissue samples from people who have been newly diagnosed with certain types of cancer since 2006. The research team are gradually adding more cancer types to the study. They are recruiting people being cared for at any hospital within the Lothian University Hospitals Division, Scotland.

The researchers in this study are trying to find out more about the causes of cancer. They will study blood and tissue samples from people with cancer. They will look for links between characteristics of the cancer cells and each person's treatment outcome. They will also gather information about your medical history and treatment, but will treat this information confidentially. Looking at all this information may help to improve and develop new treatments. They will also store these samples and results to use in future cancer research.

The aim of this study is to find out more about the causes of cancer. Researchers hope this will lead to better treatment and the possibility of preventing certain types of cancer in the future. If you are suitable for this study, a member of your medical team will ask if you would like to take part. You will not have any direct benefit from taking part in this study, and it is unlikely to change your treatment plan in any way. But the results of the study will be used to help people with cancer in the future.

Recruitment

Start 01/06/2006

End 01/06/2027

Phase

Other

Who can enter

You can enter this trial if you have been newly diagnosed with one of the following

AND you are

Waiting for surgery, or to have a small sample of tissue (a biopsy) taken from your cancer
Well enough to take part
Being cared for at a hospital within the Lothian University Hospitals Division, Scotland

Trial design

Over 20 years, this study is hoping to recruit several thousand people. Everyone taking part will be due to have a biopsy or surgery for their cancer.

During your surgery or biopsy, the surgeon or doctor will remove samples of tissue for a pathologist to look at under a microscope. This is routine, whether you are taking part in the study or not. The pathologist keeps some tissue samples as a record of your results, but usually, the rest is destroyed. For this study, researchers will ask your permission to