Cancer Screening & Prevention Research Group
@imperial-csprg.bsky.social
@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social gastrointestinal cancer research group. Led by Professor Amanda Cross & Dr Gwen Murphy @imperialsandc.bsky.social.
Funded by @cancerresearchuk.org & @nihr.bsky.social.
https://csprg.org.uk/
https://tinyurl.com/8v6y7zms
Funded by @cancerresearchuk.org & @nihr.bsky.social.
https://csprg.org.uk/
https://tinyurl.com/8v6y7zms
Pinned
This is the first study to show an association between distal polyp characteristics & long-term proximal colon cancer risk, helping to inform who might benefit from colonoscopy, and providing evidence for future updates of post-polypectomy surveillance guidelines.
Read it here: t.co/P6P4wA8zxF
Read it here: t.co/P6P4wA8zxF
Our @imperialmed.bsky.social postdoc Dr Rhea Harewood and colleagues latest paper out:
Insulinemic and Inflammatory Dietary Patterns and Colorectal Cancer Risk: A Dietary Data Harmonization Study of One Million Participants in the COMETS Consortium
doi.org/10.1016/j.aj...
Insulinemic and Inflammatory Dietary Patterns and Colorectal Cancer Risk: A Dietary Data Harmonization Study of One Million Participants in the COMETS Consortium
doi.org/10.1016/j.aj...
Redirecting
doi.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Our @imperialmed.bsky.social postdoc Dr Rhea Harewood and colleagues latest paper out:
Insulinemic and Inflammatory Dietary Patterns and Colorectal Cancer Risk: A Dietary Data Harmonization Study of One Million Participants in the COMETS Consortium
doi.org/10.1016/j.aj...
Insulinemic and Inflammatory Dietary Patterns and Colorectal Cancer Risk: A Dietary Data Harmonization Study of One Million Participants in the COMETS Consortium
doi.org/10.1016/j.aj...
Our @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social colleagues were gathered this week for @who.int IARC EPIC annual meeting to share and discover the wide range of #cancerresearch studies being carried out across this important cohort.
@wcrf.org
@wcrf.org
October 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Our @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social colleagues were gathered this week for @who.int IARC EPIC annual meeting to share and discover the wide range of #cancerresearch studies being carried out across this important cohort.
@wcrf.org
@wcrf.org
Our @imperialmed.bsky.social #PhD candidate Nefeli Taravira is at Rome today for @who.int IARC EPIC annual meeting presenting her research on 'The impact of #education, #smoking and #alcohol on oesophageal squamous cell #carcinoma risk in the EPIC cohort'
October 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Our @imperialmed.bsky.social #PhD candidate Nefeli Taravira is at Rome today for @who.int IARC EPIC annual meeting presenting her research on 'The impact of #education, #smoking and #alcohol on oesophageal squamous cell #carcinoma risk in the EPIC cohort'
Congrats to @imperialsandc.bsky.social postdoc Dr Rhea Harewood on receiving the @cancerresearchuk.org Bridge to Academic Leadership Award! This award will support Rhea in building skills to pursue independent research & transition to group leadership in the field of proximal bowel cancer aetiology
September 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Congrats to @imperialsandc.bsky.social postdoc Dr Rhea Harewood on receiving the @cancerresearchuk.org Bridge to Academic Leadership Award! This award will support Rhea in building skills to pursue independent research & transition to group leadership in the field of proximal bowel cancer aetiology
Thrilled to share that Fangqing Li has been awarded a China Scholarship Council @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social Scholarship!
She'll rejoin CSPRG in July as a fully funded PhD student, focusing on early-onset colorectal cancer.
Welcome back Fangqing!
#PhD #CancerResearch @imperialsandc.bsky.social
She'll rejoin CSPRG in July as a fully funded PhD student, focusing on early-onset colorectal cancer.
Welcome back Fangqing!
#PhD #CancerResearch @imperialsandc.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Thrilled to share that Fangqing Li has been awarded a China Scholarship Council @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social Scholarship!
She'll rejoin CSPRG in July as a fully funded PhD student, focusing on early-onset colorectal cancer.
Welcome back Fangqing!
#PhD #CancerResearch @imperialsandc.bsky.social
She'll rejoin CSPRG in July as a fully funded PhD student, focusing on early-onset colorectal cancer.
Welcome back Fangqing!
#PhD #CancerResearch @imperialsandc.bsky.social
@imperialbrc.bsky.social-funded Dr Rhea Harewood & Kelly Gleason led a great #BowelCancerAwareness online session, supported by @imperialsandc.bsky.social, with Harrow THCOGIC Church members last week!
They covered bowel cancer causes, public involvement in research, & Rhea's future research plans
They covered bowel cancer causes, public involvement in research, & Rhea's future research plans
July 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
@imperialbrc.bsky.social-funded Dr Rhea Harewood & Kelly Gleason led a great #BowelCancerAwareness online session, supported by @imperialsandc.bsky.social, with Harrow THCOGIC Church members last week!
They covered bowel cancer causes, public involvement in research, & Rhea's future research plans
They covered bowel cancer causes, public involvement in research, & Rhea's future research plans
A huge thank you to the 3 brilliant speakers (& their supportive colleagues) from @imperialnhs.bsky.social, @imperialsandc.bsky.social who joined Dr Harewood for a PPI session with 58 EKTA Harrow community members
Valuable discussions had on breast & prostate cancer awareness & current research!
Valuable discussions had on breast & prostate cancer awareness & current research!
June 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
A huge thank you to the 3 brilliant speakers (& their supportive colleagues) from @imperialnhs.bsky.social, @imperialsandc.bsky.social who joined Dr Harewood for a PPI session with 58 EKTA Harrow community members
Valuable discussions had on breast & prostate cancer awareness & current research!
Valuable discussions had on breast & prostate cancer awareness & current research!
Busy week catching up with all the latest in #cancerprevention at @cancerresearchuk.org #PrevConf25
✅Pressing agenda
✅Brilliant talks
✅Thought-provoking debates
✅Opportune catch-up with colleagues & collaborators
www.cancerresearchuk.org/funding-for-...
✅Pressing agenda
✅Brilliant talks
✅Thought-provoking debates
✅Opportune catch-up with colleagues & collaborators
www.cancerresearchuk.org/funding-for-...
June 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Busy week catching up with all the latest in #cancerprevention at @cancerresearchuk.org #PrevConf25
✅Pressing agenda
✅Brilliant talks
✅Thought-provoking debates
✅Opportune catch-up with colleagues & collaborators
www.cancerresearchuk.org/funding-for-...
✅Pressing agenda
✅Brilliant talks
✅Thought-provoking debates
✅Opportune catch-up with colleagues & collaborators
www.cancerresearchuk.org/funding-for-...
Reposted by Cancer Screening & Prevention Research Group
Come see our researchers present their research next week and check out our Keynote as well!!!
@imperialmed.bsky.social @imperial-csprg.bsky.social @imperial-edu.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
@imperialmed.bsky.social @imperial-csprg.bsky.social @imperial-edu.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
Join us on Wednesday 2 July for the Early Career Researcher Showcase! 🎉
Meet our fantastic research community, hear about their research & cast your People's Choice vote! 🗳️
➡️View the entries: tinyurl.com/ecrshw
🎟️Book your ticket: tinyurl.com/ecrtic
#ECRShowcase
Meet our fantastic research community, hear about their research & cast your People's Choice vote! 🗳️
➡️View the entries: tinyurl.com/ecrshw
🎟️Book your ticket: tinyurl.com/ecrtic
#ECRShowcase
June 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Come see our researchers present their research next week and check out our Keynote as well!!!
@imperialmed.bsky.social @imperial-csprg.bsky.social @imperial-edu.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
@imperialmed.bsky.social @imperial-csprg.bsky.social @imperial-edu.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
This is the first study to show an association between distal polyp characteristics & long-term proximal colon cancer risk, helping to inform who might benefit from colonoscopy, and providing evidence for future updates of post-polypectomy surveillance guidelines.
Read it here: t.co/P6P4wA8zxF
Read it here: t.co/P6P4wA8zxF
June 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
This is the first study to show an association between distal polyp characteristics & long-term proximal colon cancer risk, helping to inform who might benefit from colonoscopy, and providing evidence for future updates of post-polypectomy surveillance guidelines.
Read it here: t.co/P6P4wA8zxF
Read it here: t.co/P6P4wA8zxF
New analyses of #UKFSST data identify distal polyp characteristics associated with future proximal colon cancer risk.
Funders: @cancerresearchuk.org @nihr.bsky.social
Authors: R Harewood, K Wooldrage, E Robbins, J Kinross, C Wagner & AJ Cross
Journal: @bmj.com Open Gastroenterology
Funders: @cancerresearchuk.org @nihr.bsky.social
Authors: R Harewood, K Wooldrage, E Robbins, J Kinross, C Wagner & AJ Cross
Journal: @bmj.com Open Gastroenterology
June 24, 2025 at 9:26 AM
New analyses of #UKFSST data identify distal polyp characteristics associated with future proximal colon cancer risk.
Funders: @cancerresearchuk.org @nihr.bsky.social
Authors: R Harewood, K Wooldrage, E Robbins, J Kinross, C Wagner & AJ Cross
Journal: @bmj.com Open Gastroenterology
Funders: @cancerresearchuk.org @nihr.bsky.social
Authors: R Harewood, K Wooldrage, E Robbins, J Kinross, C Wagner & AJ Cross
Journal: @bmj.com Open Gastroenterology
New paper alert!
Larger or high-grade dysplastic distal adenomas found on flexi-sig screening are associated with ⬆️ risk of future proximal colon cancer.
No associations for number or histology of distal adenomas or any distal hyperplastic polyp characteristics
@bmj.com OpenGastro
t.co/P6P4wA8zxF
Larger or high-grade dysplastic distal adenomas found on flexi-sig screening are associated with ⬆️ risk of future proximal colon cancer.
No associations for number or histology of distal adenomas or any distal hyperplastic polyp characteristics
@bmj.com OpenGastro
t.co/P6P4wA8zxF
June 24, 2025 at 9:23 AM
New paper alert!
Larger or high-grade dysplastic distal adenomas found on flexi-sig screening are associated with ⬆️ risk of future proximal colon cancer.
No associations for number or histology of distal adenomas or any distal hyperplastic polyp characteristics
@bmj.com OpenGastro
t.co/P6P4wA8zxF
Larger or high-grade dysplastic distal adenomas found on flexi-sig screening are associated with ⬆️ risk of future proximal colon cancer.
No associations for number or histology of distal adenomas or any distal hyperplastic polyp characteristics
@bmj.com OpenGastro
t.co/P6P4wA8zxF
We took a break from the office to celebrate the successful PhD vivas of both Emma and Sharon with a sunny picnic! It was great to have the opportunity to mark this achievement as a group, congratulations to you both!
#PhDone
#PhDone
May 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We took a break from the office to celebrate the successful PhD vivas of both Emma and Sharon with a sunny picnic! It was great to have the opportunity to mark this achievement as a group, congratulations to you both!
#PhDone
#PhDone
Thanks @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @helencolemanqub.bsky.social for inviting Amanda J Cross to give the Charlotte Jackson Gift Lecture today! A great opportunity to share our @cancerresearchuk.org funded work on #BowelCancer early detection & how our findings are influencing policy & patient care
May 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Thanks @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @helencolemanqub.bsky.social for inviting Amanda J Cross to give the Charlotte Jackson Gift Lecture today! A great opportunity to share our @cancerresearchuk.org funded work on #BowelCancer early detection & how our findings are influencing policy & patient care
A huge congratulations to our brilliant @imperialsandc.bsky.social
@cancerresearchuk.org #PhD - Dr Emma Robbins! - on successfully passing her #viva today!
An incredible achievement and well-deserved recognition of her hard work and dedication. We are so proud to celebrate with her!
😀👏🥳
@cancerresearchuk.org #PhD - Dr Emma Robbins! - on successfully passing her #viva today!
An incredible achievement and well-deserved recognition of her hard work and dedication. We are so proud to celebrate with her!
😀👏🥳
May 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
A huge congratulations to our brilliant @imperialsandc.bsky.social
@cancerresearchuk.org #PhD - Dr Emma Robbins! - on successfully passing her #viva today!
An incredible achievement and well-deserved recognition of her hard work and dedication. We are so proud to celebrate with her!
😀👏🥳
@cancerresearchuk.org #PhD - Dr Emma Robbins! - on successfully passing her #viva today!
An incredible achievement and well-deserved recognition of her hard work and dedication. We are so proud to celebrate with her!
😀👏🥳
Post doc Dr Rhea Harewood sharing #BowelCancerAwareness at a community outreach event with the Harrow THCOGIC church.
The group discussed how #BowelCancer is caused, how we can screen to find it earlier and how to improve public involvement in bowel cancer research
#EDI #CancerResearch
The group discussed how #BowelCancer is caused, how we can screen to find it earlier and how to improve public involvement in bowel cancer research
#EDI #CancerResearch
April 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Post doc Dr Rhea Harewood sharing #BowelCancerAwareness at a community outreach event with the Harrow THCOGIC church.
The group discussed how #BowelCancer is caused, how we can screen to find it earlier and how to improve public involvement in bowel cancer research
#EDI #CancerResearch
The group discussed how #BowelCancer is caused, how we can screen to find it earlier and how to improve public involvement in bowel cancer research
#EDI #CancerResearch
Improving involvement of EDI groups in #BowelCancer research is essential to make medical research more equitable
Rhea Harewood & Kelly Gleason collaborated with the Asian Women Cancer Group to hear their opinions on Rhea's future bowel #CancerResearch plans!
#BowelCancerAwareness
Rhea Harewood & Kelly Gleason collaborated with the Asian Women Cancer Group to hear their opinions on Rhea's future bowel #CancerResearch plans!
#BowelCancerAwareness
April 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Improving involvement of EDI groups in #BowelCancer research is essential to make medical research more equitable
Rhea Harewood & Kelly Gleason collaborated with the Asian Women Cancer Group to hear their opinions on Rhea's future bowel #CancerResearch plans!
#BowelCancerAwareness
Rhea Harewood & Kelly Gleason collaborated with the Asian Women Cancer Group to hear their opinions on Rhea's future bowel #CancerResearch plans!
#BowelCancerAwareness
It's #BowelCancerAwareness Month
Spotlight on our @nihr.bsky.social post-doc Dr Rhea Harewood's work to improve involvement & participation of minority ethnic groups in #BowelCancer research
This work is funded by the @imperialsandc.bsky.social and @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social EDI seed funds!
Spotlight on our @nihr.bsky.social post-doc Dr Rhea Harewood's work to improve involvement & participation of minority ethnic groups in #BowelCancer research
This work is funded by the @imperialsandc.bsky.social and @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social EDI seed funds!
April 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
It's #BowelCancerAwareness Month
Spotlight on our @nihr.bsky.social post-doc Dr Rhea Harewood's work to improve involvement & participation of minority ethnic groups in #BowelCancer research
This work is funded by the @imperialsandc.bsky.social and @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social EDI seed funds!
Spotlight on our @nihr.bsky.social post-doc Dr Rhea Harewood's work to improve involvement & participation of minority ethnic groups in #BowelCancer research
This work is funded by the @imperialsandc.bsky.social and @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social EDI seed funds!
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Which patients under surveillance for colorectal cancer (CRC) after polyp removal need to continue having surveillance beyond the 1st surveillance colonoscopy (SC1)?
Our new analysis in Gut @BMJ.com examines which pt groups need ongoing surveillance.
gut.bmj.com/cgi/rapidpdf...
Which patients under surveillance for colorectal cancer (CRC) after polyp removal need to continue having surveillance beyond the 1st surveillance colonoscopy (SC1)?
Our new analysis in Gut @BMJ.com examines which pt groups need ongoing surveillance.
gut.bmj.com/cgi/rapidpdf...
April 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
1/8
Which patients under surveillance for colorectal cancer (CRC) after polyp removal need to continue having surveillance beyond the 1st surveillance colonoscopy (SC1)?
Our new analysis in Gut @BMJ.com examines which pt groups need ongoing surveillance.
gut.bmj.com/cgi/rapidpdf...
Which patients under surveillance for colorectal cancer (CRC) after polyp removal need to continue having surveillance beyond the 1st surveillance colonoscopy (SC1)?
Our new analysis in Gut @BMJ.com examines which pt groups need ongoing surveillance.
gut.bmj.com/cgi/rapidpdf...
At the CSPRG, we're aiming to reduce the number of people being diagnosed & dying from #ColorectalCancer
Watch this space for future work on colorectal cancer risk and diet & lifestyle, how best to screen for CRC, and how to protect those at high risk from this cancer
#CSPRGWeekOfResearch
Watch this space for future work on colorectal cancer risk and diet & lifestyle, how best to screen for CRC, and how to protect those at high risk from this cancer
#CSPRGWeekOfResearch
March 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
At the CSPRG, we're aiming to reduce the number of people being diagnosed & dying from #ColorectalCancer
Watch this space for future work on colorectal cancer risk and diet & lifestyle, how best to screen for CRC, and how to protect those at high risk from this cancer
#CSPRGWeekOfResearch
Watch this space for future work on colorectal cancer risk and diet & lifestyle, how best to screen for CRC, and how to protect those at high risk from this cancer
#CSPRGWeekOfResearch
#CSPRGWeekOfResearch
Our data from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social PhD Emma Robbins is helping to develop the future of #ColorectalCancer screening guidelines
Women with low-risk distal polyps at flexi-sig screening were at 2x⬆️risk of proximal colon cancer compared to general population
Our data from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social PhD Emma Robbins is helping to develop the future of #ColorectalCancer screening guidelines
Women with low-risk distal polyps at flexi-sig screening were at 2x⬆️risk of proximal colon cancer compared to general population
March 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
#CSPRGWeekOfResearch
Our data from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social PhD Emma Robbins is helping to develop the future of #ColorectalCancer screening guidelines
Women with low-risk distal polyps at flexi-sig screening were at 2x⬆️risk of proximal colon cancer compared to general population
Our data from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social PhD Emma Robbins is helping to develop the future of #ColorectalCancer screening guidelines
Women with low-risk distal polyps at flexi-sig screening were at 2x⬆️risk of proximal colon cancer compared to general population
Flexi-sig screening & colorectal cancer risk: Are we missing women at increased risk of proximal colon cancer?
Read our analysis of UKFSST data in @BMJ.com to discover if flexi-sig is sufficient to protect people with low-risk polyps
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#CSPRGWeekOfResearch
Read our analysis of UKFSST data in @BMJ.com to discover if flexi-sig is sufficient to protect people with low-risk polyps
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#CSPRGWeekOfResearch
March 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Flexi-sig screening & colorectal cancer risk: Are we missing women at increased risk of proximal colon cancer?
Read our analysis of UKFSST data in @BMJ.com to discover if flexi-sig is sufficient to protect people with low-risk polyps
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#CSPRGWeekOfResearch
Read our analysis of UKFSST data in @BMJ.com to discover if flexi-sig is sufficient to protect people with low-risk polyps
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#CSPRGWeekOfResearch
Our @CancerResearchUK.org & @NIHR.bsky.social funded work showed that quantitative data from serial FITs could predict ACN risk:
- No change in serial FIT results was associated with a ⬇️ ACN detection rate
- Serial increases were associated with⬆️ ACN detection rates
#CSPRGWeekOfResearch
- No change in serial FIT results was associated with a ⬇️ ACN detection rate
- Serial increases were associated with⬆️ ACN detection rates
#CSPRGWeekOfResearch
March 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Our @CancerResearchUK.org & @NIHR.bsky.social funded work showed that quantitative data from serial FITs could predict ACN risk:
- No change in serial FIT results was associated with a ⬇️ ACN detection rate
- Serial increases were associated with⬆️ ACN detection rates
#CSPRGWeekOfResearch
- No change in serial FIT results was associated with a ⬇️ ACN detection rate
- Serial increases were associated with⬆️ ACN detection rates
#CSPRGWeekOfResearch
#CSPRGWeekOfResearch continues with FIT testing for colorectal cancer surveillance.
In our @BMJ.com paper from our @imperialSandC.bsky.social PhD student Gemma, we show that multiple FITs could help reduce the burden of surveillance on NHS endoscopy services
bmjopengastro.bmj.com/content/12/1...
In our @BMJ.com paper from our @imperialSandC.bsky.social PhD student Gemma, we show that multiple FITs could help reduce the burden of surveillance on NHS endoscopy services
bmjopengastro.bmj.com/content/12/1...
March 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
#CSPRGWeekOfResearch continues with FIT testing for colorectal cancer surveillance.
In our @BMJ.com paper from our @imperialSandC.bsky.social PhD student Gemma, we show that multiple FITs could help reduce the burden of surveillance on NHS endoscopy services
bmjopengastro.bmj.com/content/12/1...
In our @BMJ.com paper from our @imperialSandC.bsky.social PhD student Gemma, we show that multiple FITs could help reduce the burden of surveillance on NHS endoscopy services
bmjopengastro.bmj.com/content/12/1...
A single flexible sigmoidoscopy can cut bowel cancer risk by an astounding 25%.
This protective effect lasts for 21 years.
Our evidence of flexi-sig efficacy is contributing to ongoing discussions on how to improve bowel cancer screening guidelines
#CSPRGWeekOfResearch
This protective effect lasts for 21 years.
Our evidence of flexi-sig efficacy is contributing to ongoing discussions on how to improve bowel cancer screening guidelines
#CSPRGWeekOfResearch
March 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A single flexible sigmoidoscopy can cut bowel cancer risk by an astounding 25%.
This protective effect lasts for 21 years.
Our evidence of flexi-sig efficacy is contributing to ongoing discussions on how to improve bowel cancer screening guidelines
#CSPRGWeekOfResearch
This protective effect lasts for 21 years.
Our evidence of flexi-sig efficacy is contributing to ongoing discussions on how to improve bowel cancer screening guidelines
#CSPRGWeekOfResearch