1. Implementation of a Colorectal Nurse-Led Genomics Mainstreaming Clinic for Suspected Lynch Syndrome
Authors: Paula Harrison & Charlene Melvinne
5. Improving Acute Oncology Referrals with Service Promotion and Education: A PDSA Approach
Authors: Elise Green and Victoria Jones
9. Addressing inequalities in breast cancer care: using the tree of life narrative therapy approach to understand breast health seeking behaviours in minoritised communities
Authors: B Graystone, D Smith
10. AI Radiology PriORiTisation Project (AIRPORT)
Authors: Dr Rhidian Bramley, Ali Jones, Alison Kaye
11. Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) led telephone clinics:
can they make a difference to the changing landscape of
Colorectal Oncology
Authors: Rhian Jones, Jackie Connell, Janette Beech
12. Revolutionising Communication Skills Training
Authors: Workforce and Education Team, GM Cancer Alliance
13. Teenage and Young Adults Late Effects
Project – North West region
Authors: Rachael Hastwell, Dr Laura Elder, Antonia Derbyshire, Dr Sindhu Retnabai, Megan Brice, Clare Rider, Beth Lockwood, Laura Bayliff
15. Developing Clinical Nurse Specialist Knowledge by holding an Education Day
Authors: Rachael Hastwell, Dr Laura Elder, Antonia Derbyshire, Dr Sindhu Retnabai, Megan Brice, Clare Rider, Beth Lockwood, Laura Bayliff
17. Developing Clinical Nurse Specialist Knowledge by holding an Education Day
Authors: Rachael Hastwell, Dr Laura Elder, Antonia Derbyshire, Dr Sindhu Retnabai, Megan Brice, Clare Rider, Beth Lockwood, Laura Bayliff
19. LET’S TALK CANCER AND
RAISE AWARENESS
(TIMELY PRESENTATION)
Authors: Tameside Council Public Health Community Engagement Team
21. Patient outcome at Rapid Access Lung Cancer Clinic
Authors: A. Fowell, E. Victor, J. Woolley, P. Bhaskar, G. Lynch, K. Khan
22. Greater Manchester Cancer Skin Pathway
Authors: Dr John Lear and the Workforce and Education team GM Cancer Alliance
23. Establishing a Lung Cancer Navigator professional development framework to support implementation of the Navigator role across lung cancer pathways.
Authors: Griffiths, L; Weir, J; McAdam, J; Macrae, K; Whiteside, K; Abbott, A; Blow, L; Gray, A; Spray, A
25. Can a Blood-Based Liquid Biopsy
Detect Cancer Early in Idiopathic
Inflammatory Myopathy (IIM)?
Authors: The University of Manchester
26. Enhancing the Delivery of Cancer Diagnostics in Endoscopy
Authors: Jess Docksey, Rachel Mitchell, Tom Anderton, Dr Roger Prudham, Dr Arash Assadsangabi, Megan Docksey
27. Black (African and Caribbean) Women Living with Breast Cancer in the UK: Challenges and Opportunities
Authors: The University of Manchester
29. Impact of and ACP and CNS led triage service on 28-day Faster Diagnosis Standard Performance in patients referred with suspected Oesophagogastric Cancer
Authors: Callula Nulty, Amanda Gwyther, Leah Balmer, Chloe Waterhouse, Collin Kayden, Shameena Bharucha, Asoh Menon
30. The Financial Benefits of System Working for Delivery
Authors: Jenna Lane, Sarah Hulme, Matt Evison, Lisa Galligan-Dawson, Rebecca Duerden, Rachael MacDonald, Jo Hanlon, Bethany Umpleby.
31. Addressing Gaps in Trial Collaboration by improving End of
Study Reporting
Authors: Greta Narkute, Louise Carter, Natalie Cook, Lucy Costello, Matthew Krebs, Jessica Longland, Fiona Thistlethwaite, Cellins Vinod,
Gemma Wickert, Terry Wood, Donna Graham, Gala Stancev Stevanovic.
32. Single Queue Diagnostics (SQD) A System-Wide Model for Faster, Fairer Cancer Diagnostics Across Greater Manchester
Authors: Dr Rebecca Duerden: Clinical Lead SQD
Prof Matt Evison: Clinical Lead SQDVicky Sharrock: Senior Responsible OfficerSarah Hulme: Operational Lead SQD
33. The Manchester Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) Research Group
Authors: Sophie Richardson 1, Alicia-Marie Conway 1,2, Laura Spurgeon 1,3, Aidalena Abidin 1, Avanti Andhale- 1, Bill Harris 1, Claire Mitchell 1, Ben Taylor 1, Pedro Oliveira 1, Holly Cassell 2, Chao Han 2, Steven Hill 2, Alexandra
Clipson 2, Dominic Rothwell 2, Caroline Dive 2, Natalie Cook 1,3, Matthew Concannon 1
36. Collaboration with Primary Care
Authors: Early Diagnosis Team – Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance
37. Expanding the Role of the Rapid Diagnostic Centre Across the Northern Care Alliance
Authors: Rachel Rees – RDC ACP, Adam Clayton- RDC ADNS
39. Increase in Breast Screening uptake for Eligible Orthodox Jewish Women by 5%
Author: Faiza Chaudri
38. Developing a Teenage and Young Adult wih Cancer (TYA) Working Group within MFT
Author: Jemma Woodward
44. Evaluating Cost Efficiency in Healthcare: A Comparative Analysis of the One Stop Lung Cancer Clinic and Pre-Implementation Pathway
Authors: Early Diagnosis & Performance
45. Complementary Therapy for TYA Patients, why does it matter?
Authors: Carol Fogwill
Hanna Simpson
46. One Year Cancer Survival: Leveraging GM and National Data to Improve Understanding of Patient Survival
Authors: Early Diagnosis & Performance
47. A Community Intervention to Improve Women’s Cancer Screening Engagement and Reduce Inequalities
Author: Jingyi Hu
50. Development of the Think Cancer Toolkit
Authors: Dr Geraldine Murphy, Dr Sarah Taylor, Paul Keeling
51. Nurse Led-Rapid Re-Access Clinics
Authors: Clare Brearley, Gillian Harris, Imelda Hughes, Natalie Howarth
52. This Van Can – Mobile Community Outreach
Authors: Alison Jones, Oliver Butterworth, Sophie Walker, Michael Armstrong, Caitlin Hudson, Philipa Harper, Alison Foxley, Alison Barbuti, Eleanor Atkinson and Colleagues from EMS Healthcare and Dinosaur
57. Running a Long-term Follow Up Clinic for Late Effects After Stem Cell Transplant:
Integrating Hospital and Community Care to Enhance Patient Experience and Outcome
Authors: Marie Jones, Paul Hickey, Dr Fiona Dignan
60. System-wide introduction of an alternative mastalgia pathway
Authors: Miss Clare Garnsey, Ms Claire Goldrick, Ms Claire Robinson, Ms Alison Jones, Dr Sarah Taylor
61. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & SUPPORT PROJECT – The Christie at Oldham
Authors: E Doherty, A Parveen, T Sheppard, J Davies
62.Enhancing the breast cancer workforce:
Introducing the role of the GPCR (General
Practitioner with Cancer Role)
Authors: Miss Clare Garnsey, Ms Claire Goldrick, Ms Suzanne Lilley, Dr Anne Armstrong
63. Evaluating the Effectiveness of using the ‘Managing Your Fatigue’ Workbook for Teenagers and Young Adults with a Cancer Diagnosis
Authors: Debra Jones
64. OneStop Multidisciplinary Clinic Improves Cancer Pathway Performance in Oesophago Gastric Cancer
Authors: Jack Thomson, Christine Farnworth, Michelle Eden-Yates, Sarah Padgett, Ravin Mistry, Fiona Wallce, Alison Whitworth, Alex Hudson, Alison Kay, Nabila Alam, Ganesh Radhakrishna, Jennifer Stockton, Javed Sultan
65. Digital Cancer Research Trial Recommender:
accurate trial matching with explainable clinical
reasoning
Authors: Paul O’Regan, Chloe Withey, Richard Hoskins, Donna Graham, Harriet Unsworth
66. A pilot of a daily in hours acute oncology MDT shortens length of stay in an acute hospital with associated cost savings. A model to role out at regional level.
Authors: Caroline Wilson, Clare Garnsey, Louise Farnworth, Kathryn Hoyle, Susan Todd, Angelos Angelakas, Andy Wilson
67. Enhancing Patient-Centred Aromatherapy with Aroma Stick Blends: A Quality Improvement Project
Authors: Kaman Cheung, Daisy Hopper, Jessica Nichols, Eileen Hackman, Jacqui Stringer
68. Coordinating complex neuro-oncology care across Greater Manchester: outputs and impact of the Neuro-Oncology Pathway Board (2025/26)
Authors: Helen Maye, Tom Anderton
69. Embedding Integrative Therapies within Supportive Oncology Pathways at The Christie
Authors: Victoria Phelan, Jessica Nichols, Eileen Hackman, Daisy Hopper
70. Driving system-wide improvement in haematology-oncology: outputs and impact of the GM Cancer Haem-Onc Pathway Board (2025/26)
Authors: Suzanne Roberts, Tom Anderton
71. Addressing the unmet needs of those with a Non Curative Cancer
Authors: Colette Kelly, Debra Nice
72. Empowering patients to enhance movement and nutrition in lung cancer care
Authors: Dr Harriet Marsland, Dr Karl Heyes, Karen Whiteside, Abigail Afolabi, Peter Barton, Lauren Carroll, Dr Louise Brown
73. AUDIT OF MRI REPORTING STANDARDS IN METASTATIC SPINAL CORD
COMPRESSION (MSCC): A MULTI-YEAR REVIEW (2021, 2024, 2025)
Authors: Dr Abrar Mahbub
Dr Farhat Bano, Dr Dr Konstantinos Kamposioras
76. Introducing a Rapid Pathway for Suspected Small Cell Lung Cancer: Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance Experience
Authors: Emma Halkyard, Rehan Naseer, Rebecca Duerden, Leena Joseph, Simon Bailey, Phebe Bhaskar, Lauren Carroll, Karen Clayton, Jane Cronin, Lucy Haygarth, Jonathan Hiu Nian Chung, Karen Hodgson, Gideon Katzenbe
78. REBUILD YOUR SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS AFTER TREATMENT FOR PROSTATECANCER’ A VIDEO PATHWAY TO PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL RECOVERY
Authors: Dionne Dervin, Ged McDermott
79. 5 Minute Lung Cancer : .
Development and Implementation of an Education Programme for
Respiratory Ward Nurses
Authors: G.Lynch, P. Bhaskar, J. Wooley, B. Antony, L Canning , S. Heatly.
80.Reducing Variation in Early Rectal Cancer Care: A Greater Manchester System-Wide Approach
Authors: Roger Prudham
Chelliah Selvasekar
Tom Anderton
81. RAD-PIT:
Co-design of a research protocol for the use of Macimorelin as a
diagnostic test for growth hormone deficiency in patients
undergoing proton and photon radiotherapy.
Authors: M.B. PERRY , L.R. CHEN , F. OSORIO , B. GARLICK , E. WEAVER-HOLDING , R.D. MURRAY , C. MCBAIN , D.THOMSON , G.P. MARTIN , S. TAYLOR ,
and C.E. HIGHAM
82. Standardisation of Ovarian Scanning in Greater Manchester
Authors: Jennie Roche & Luke Robinson & Nadia Ali-Ross
83. Acceptability of community
based breast density assessment ( Mi~Scan ® ) in diverse populations: A mixed methods study
Authors: Molly Parfett 1 , Anya Webber 2 , David P. French 1 , Omolade Allen 1 , Sam Merriel 1 , Sue Astley 1 , Nicole Brown 2 , Emma Thorpe 2 ,
Maria Lawal 3 , Ibukun Adelakun 3 , Sacha J. Howell 1,2″
85. Patient Experience Sub-study of a Randomised UK Multicentre Phase 2 Trial
of ASTX727 versus Hydroxycarbamide/Best Supportive Care in MDS/MPN
Overlap Syndromes (AMMO)
Authors: Ashleigh Ward1, Sally Taylor1,2, Grant Punnett1,2, Ramsay Lochhead Devaraj1, Daniel Wiseman3,4, Janelle Yorke5
86. Radiology–Pathology Discordance in Posterior Advanced Rectal Cancer: Missing Information or
Interpretation Challenge?
Authors: Dr Nahla Noiem, Dr Joseph Mercer, Mr Paul Sutton
87. More than just a game’: Raising cancer research awareness through football
Authors: Partington, M, 1, Owen, E, 1, Turner, J, 1, Henry, J, 3, McGrady, M 3,, Pearson SA 1,2,4
89. A-EYE: Interpretable Eye diagnostics with AI
Authors: Danilo Carvalho1, Magdalena Wysocka1, Oskar Wysocki12, Hannah Frost1,3, Donna
Graham4,5, Leanna Goodwin10, Tariq Aslam2,6, Sammie Mak7,8, Donal Landers9,
Orlaith McGrath11, Subir Singh1, Harriet Unsworth1, Andre Freitas1,3,12
90. Real world experience of implementing genomic PIK3CA screening
using tumour tissue samples to inform treatment decisions for
patients with hormone receptor (HR) positive HER2 negative
advanced breast cancer (aBC)
Authors: Suzanne Frank, Cassandra Gosling, Jack Johnson, Grace Warrington
91. Evaluating the correlation and concordance of proxy-patient reports of unmet needs in AYA survivors of CNS tumours using the YOU-CAN needs assessment tool
Authors: K Law, A Walker, A Ward, S Taylor, J Yorke, McCabe M
93. Examining the feasibility of using a routine needs assessment in the late effects clinic to improve support for survivors of a central nervous system tumour
Authors: K Law, A Walker, A Ward, S Taylor, J Yorke, McCabe M
95. Co-producing Personalised Care:
Improving the Holistic Needs Assessment
and Personalised Care and Support Planning
in Colorectal Cancer
Authors: Helen Wrench , Sarah Sykes , Paula
Harrison , Colorectal CNS and CSW
team & Clair Le Boutillier
97. Improving the ROUTE to diagnosis of lung cancer in
people who have never smoked
Authors: Taylor, S.¹ ², Punnett, G.¹, Bhartia, B.³, Black, G.⁴, Bradley, S.⁵, Brown, L.⁶, Callister, M.³, Hayton, S., Lochhead-Devaraj, R.¹, Murray, R.⁷ ⁸, Soulsby, N.¹, Stan-Labo, E.¹, Quaife, S.⁴, Taylor, S.⁹, Yorke, , , J.¹⁰ , Evison, M.¹¹.
99. Real World Clinical Insights in Combination of Trifluridine-Tipiracil with Bevacizumab for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Authors: Hui Shan Tan, Angelos Angelakas, Konstantinos Kamposioras
101. Development of a male sexual rehabilitation
pathway following pelvic exenteration for locally
advanced and recurrent rectal cancer
Authors: R Connolly (RGN), R Edwards (RGN), P Sutton
102. Personalised Care in Primary Care. Cancer Care Reviews & EOTS
Authors: GM Cancer Alliance Personalised Care Programme
103. The Christie Colorectal & Peritoneal Oncology Centre’s (CPOC) development of an interactive education module for rare appendiceal tumours
Authors: R Halstead RGN, M S Wilson MD, FRCS, B Chakrabarty MBBS, MD, FRCPath, J Mercer BA, BMBCh, FRCR
105. Developing an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS)
Pathway To Improve Outcomes For Patients Undergoing
Surgery For Penile Cancer
Authors: Helena O’Callaghan, Selina Ford, Chloe Beard
Lucy Scarry, Sarah Moore
106. Let’s Talk About It: Transforming Sexual Wellbeing
After Cancer
Authors: Imogen Hemmy & Lucy Buckley
107. Building Capacity for Digital Health Technology
Trials in Oncology: A Training Resource and AI
Support Tool
Authors: “D. Eken1, D. Silva de Carvalho1, H. Frost1, G. Patterson1, D.M. Graham1,2, C. Dive1, H.
Unsworth1″
108. Genomics – Implementing Sustainable
Pathway Changes
Authors: GM Cancer Alliance Genomics Programme
109. Impact Of Histology Turnaround Time (TAT) on 62
day pathway at North Manchester General Hospital
Authors: F Naz, M Marwat, A Abbas
113. Transforming Survivorship Care: Enhancing Patient Experience in Nurse-Led Follow-Up Clinics
Authors: Bhagya Antony, Phebe Bhaskar
114. Audit of Turnaround Times for Genomic Testing in Lung Cancer
Authors: N.Heslop, M.Basnet,L.Walker, R.Hosseinzadeh
115. The development of a Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) in
the Adoptive Cell Therapy (ACT) setting
Authors: Punnett, G.¹ ², Ward, A.¹, Taylor, S.¹ ², Abdulgawad, A.¹, Yorke, J.¹ ² ³, & Thistlethwaite, F.¹
116. Surveying Barriers in the Genomic Testing Pathway for Lung Cancer in Greater Manchester
Authors: R.Hosseinzadeh, N.Heslop, L.Walker, L.Heys, M.Basnet
117. Evaluation of a ‘new pathway’ for
breast cancer patients with comorbidities,
requiring urgent
anaesthetic assessment
Authors: J.Fernandes, K. Scholes, A.Abbas
118. The ResearchForAll project: Co-creation of research materials with the
Urdu speaking community
Authors: Eleanor Johnston1, Sally Taylor2, Shahfaz Saaed, Louise Carter4,1, Natalie Cook4,1, Matthew Krebs4,1, Fiona Thistlethwaite1,4, Donna Graham1,4
119. Ensuring Haematology Patient Safety Through The
Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS): A Risk Management
Approach Across The Christie Satellite Network
Authors: Oliver Horrocks, Samantha Fox
120. Early Detection of Lung Cancer using the Nasal
Proteome
Authors: Rebecca Ford1, Dr Sarah Harbach1, Dr Sean Knight1, Professor Tracy Hussell1,
Professor Philip Crosbie2
121. Development of a new national e-learning
programmefor members of the breast
multidisciplinary team
Authors: Sally Bundred 1,2, Megan Bydder 1, Lyndsay Kinnear 1, Rachel Laming 1,3, Alice Leaver 1,2, Simon Lowes 1,2, Jayne Snape 1, Paula Stavrinos 1
122. Prehab4Cancer: Improving Long-Term Survival Through Prehabilitation Across Greater Manchester
Authors: Corie Jackson1, Jack Murphy2, Sheena Dungey3, Jurgen Mitsch3, Louise Brown1, Matthew Evison1,4, Gemma Faulker1, Javed Sultan5, Zoe Merchant1, John Moore1
123. 2-year pilot project – Virtual Reality Distraction Therapy in
Proton Beam and Photon Therapy Treatment Pathways
Authors: Penelope Hart, Therese Smith, Charlotte Cooper, Laura Lee, Amy Davies , Dr Anna France, Dr Shermaine Pan and Dr Ed Smith
124. CAReGO – Complex And Recurrent
Gynaecological Oncology
Authors: S. O’Reilly1, L. Flanagan1, N. Jones1, J.Hasan1, R.D.Morgan1,2, A.R.Clamp1,2, C.Mitchell1, Z.Salih1
125. Responding to Unmet Psychological Need:
Development and Implementation of a Specialist
Clinical Psychology Service for Patients
Undergoing Complex Colorectal and Peritoneal
Surgical Procedures
Authors: 1Dr J. Timney (BSc PhD DClinPsy), L. Larby (BSc), 1R. Halstead (RGN), 1Mr P. Sutton (PhD MMedEd FRCS)
126. A multidisciplinary approach to improving financial understanding and access to
early-phase cancer clinical trials through patient, public involvement and
engagement (PPIE) activity
Authors: Luke Asquith1, Heather Parry1, Lucy Costello1, Akul Purohit1, Saira Khalifa1, Brittany Holland1, Jessica Portman1, Sally Taylor3, Shahfaz Saeed1, Natalie Cook1,2, Donna M. Graham1,2
127. Integrating Multi-OmicsSignatures and Histopathology for Early Detection of Oesophageal Cancerin High Incidence Regions
Authors: Accadius Lunayo1,3, Marian Love1,3, Jamie M.J. Weaver1,3,4, EstherN.M.Maina2, Robert Bristow1,3,4,5and David C. Wedge1,3,5
128. Analysis of a regional single queue Local Anaesthetic Thoracoscopy Service
Authors: Alexander Smith, Yashaswini Choudhary, Kabir Josan, Seamus Grundy, Michelle MacDougall, Phil Webb
129. A Pilot of an Acute Oncology Clinic at an acute trust in Cheshire
Authors: Ruby Mullen1, Joanne Humphreys1, Caroline Wilson2
130. Advanced Care Planning Discussions in Metastatic Cancer Patients Reviewed by Acute Oncology Services in 2 acute NHS trusts in Cheshire
Authors: Ruby Mullen1, Aileen Gasco1, Caroline Wilson2, Angelos Angelakas2, Alexander Gibbins 3, Liz Fullerton 3, Preethi Virupaksha
131. Integrative Oncology Closer to Home: Challenges & Opportunities for Integrative Therapy at The Christie at Macclesfield: A Satellite Perspective
Authors: Kaman Cheung, Deborah Ingram, Sarah Jones, Daisy Hopper, Victoria Phelan, Eileen Hackman
133. Developing an Inclusive Cancer Nursing Workforce Using the ACCEND Framework
Authors: Gooder Steph, Thorley Laura, Boss Stephanie, Muthoni John
134. System-wide improvement through the GM Cancer Colorectal Pathway Board (2025/26): standardising pathways, strengthening governance and reducing unwarranted variation
Authors: Rodger Prudham, Chelliah Selvasekar, Tom Anderton