Research
Our team is actively involved in clinical research to improve early detection of cancer and other serious conditions, and to ensure patients have the best possible treatments that are right for them.
The research supported by our specialist team of research radiographers and consultant radiologists is of national and international significance, helping to find new treatments and changing practice in the NHS.
We scan patients who take part in multi-centre drug trials led by Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, including innovative chemotherapy and immunotherapy, a type of treatment that uses the body’s immune system to ward off cancer.
Partners beyond Mount Vernon
We have links with several research centres, including the Royal Marsden, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, University College Hospital and the University of Hertfordshire, as well as leading companies in the health sciences industry in the UK and abroad.
Our in-house clinical scientists are a huge asset to our research programme, with our MRI physicist acting as consultant for surrounding hospitals.
Read the latest research by Paul Strickland Scanner Centre consultants and doctors
Case study: PET-NECK study leads to new NHS guidelines and better outcomes
Our recent medical research
Medical research boosts survival rates and makes in particular cancer treatment kinder on people diagnosed in the future. See some of our research articles below:
Cervical Cancer patients join study
Clinical research at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre that could drastically improve the survival chances of women with cervical cancer in the future is well underway.
Helping GPs spot cancer earlier
With the UK lagging behind many other rich countries in the early diagnosis of cancer, our new partnership with the NHS and family doctors offers a solution.
EMPIRIC study gets underway
A gift left to us by a supporter in her Will is helping to fund a new research collaboration with Mount Vernon Cancer Centre.
Centre doctor went ‘above and beyond’
A consultant radiologist at Paul Strickland Scanner Centre has received an award for “going above and beyond” during Covid-19 by playing a key role in a project to make remote reporting of scans a reality at the centre.
Low dose CT scanning in cancer care
People with cancer are now able to benefit from lower radiation doses than ever before when having CT scans as part of their routine medical care and follow up. Dr Andrew Gogbashian explains.
How we made Dr Strickland’s vision a reality
With a brand new, faster Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography (PET-CT) scanner due for installation at the Centre in 2022, Dr Wai-Lup Wong gives insight into the fascinating history of this revolutionary scanning technique which counts our founder, Dr Paul Strickland, as one of its pioneers.
Support our research
We support life-changing medical research. It boosts survival rates and makes in particular cancer treatment kinder on people diagnosed in the future. As an independent charity with no government funding, we rely on the generosity of our supporters to keep our doors open and help us make a difference in the lives of our patients.
When making your donation online, please leave a message to say you would like it to go towards supporting our research.
