Policy Workshop: Secondary prevention of cancer

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Leveraging innovation and technology to shift the dial for secondary prevention of cancer

This workshop was organised by the Centre for Science and Policy (CSaP), University of Cambridge, in partnership with the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the Early Cancer Institute, University of Cambridge. The event brought together stakeholders from academia, policy, and industry for a roundtable discussion under the Chatham House Rule.

Workshop objectives

• To facilitate links and knowledge exchange between policy makers and academics.
• To enable policy makers to connect with evidence, adding value to ongoing policy work.
• To hear perspectives and insights on potential new ways of delivering cancer services in the UK.
• To identify opportunities for academia-to-policy engagement and collaboration in support of the Health Mission delivery and the development of the National Cancer Plan.

Core questions of the workshop

• Looking forward 10 years, what are the behavioural interventions and biomedical innovations/technologies that could transform the delivery of cancer services and support secondary prevention? How can we scale innovation?
• How can cancer services be delivered differently to support the reform shift from hospital to home?

You can download a copy of the summary note here.