Interview - Sharing internet use for cancer research

Type of activity: Interview, online or in person

Organised by: Queen Mary University of London; Centre for Cancer Screening, Prevention and Early Diagnosis

Location: Online or in person (London)

Time commitment: One-off 1-hour interview

Payment and Expenses: £25 retail voucher

Looking for:

• People over 18
• People who use the internet (even occasionally) on a home computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
• People who have been diagnosed with cancer as an adult (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer).

Closing date:  Monday 16 December

About the research project

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London want to find out how people use the internet and if this can help to identify people at risk of cancer or other serious conditions or improve the advice and care people receive. This type of research would need people to share details of how they had used the internet and share their medical records.

Before this can take place, researchers in the SHARE Study need to learn more about how people feel about taking part in this type of research. This work can help design future research to include people from all parts of society.

About the opportunity

Please note - You will NOT be asked to share your internet history or medical records with the researcher, this opportunity is to give feedback on a future study.

During a 1-hour informal conversation, you’ll be given more information about a potential future study and asked your opinions on it. You’ll be shown a document about sharing internet history for research which may be used in a future study, and asked for your feedback. You'll also be asked your views about taking part in research which asks you to share your internet history. There are no right or wrong answers – the researchers want to understand your views.

Why get involved

Future research which looks at how people use the internet might help identify people at risk of cancer or improve the advice and care people receive.

Your views will shape future cancer research which looks at how people use the internet. You will help researchers:

• Understand whether this research is acceptable to the public
• Design this research in an inclusive way
• Improve the information provided to participants, such as answering common questions about risks and benefits, and providing clear instructions.

If you are interested in taking part, or have any questions, you can contact the researcher Mel Ramasawmy by email m.ramasawmy@qmul.ac.uk, or by phone/text 07494 167289.

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