York woman praises clinical trial which helped her survive cancer
A retired professor from York shares her success story after participating in a clinical trial for rectal cancer treatment. She credits the trial, funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research, for her recovery and improved quality of life.
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Clinical trials are essential for advancing medical treatments and improving survival rates for cancer patients, offering hope and better outcomes.
Image source, Yorkshire Cancer Research Image caption, Christine Skinner was diagnosed with cancer in March 2024
"You wonder whether you should have acted sooner, even though there wasn't anything obvious to suggest it was cancer."
When Christine Skinner was diagnosed with rectal cancer two years ago, she questioned herself over why she hadn't spotted the symptoms earlier.
The retired professor and nurse from York had been to see her GP after noticing changes to her bowel habits, but as she had taken an at-home bowel screening test the previous year, she felt sure she could not have cancer.
Her GP sent her for investigations including a colonoscopy, a biopsy and several scans - which soon confirmed she had rectal cancer.
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