Explore the mental health impacts of a diagnosis of and treatment for pancreatic cancer

The project

Dr Anna Taylor from the University of Leeds is conducting a study which will explore psychological distress in patients diagnosed with non-metastatic pancreatic cancer who are treated with surgery, or who are offered chemotherapy with a view to surgery later on.

Dr Taylor is looking to recruit around five people for the study’s advisory group (this does not involve participation in the research itself, so you do not need be a patient or survivor of pancreatic cancer). The research will take place over the next three years, with meetings taking place every 5-6 months. It will not be necessary to attend every meeting if you are not able to, but ideally participants in the advisory group would be able to attend most of them over the study duration. The meetings will initially involve discussion about the study documents (with the opportunity to offer feedback on interview questions), and then over the study period, the interviews will involve discussion of data analysis and how to share the results.

All meetings will take place online, via Zoom or Teams, and there will be the option to conduct meetings in the evening or weekends, rather than on weekdays, if this is preferred by the group. A £25 e-gift voucher will be offered to all participants as a thank you for your time whenever you participate.

Next steps

No scientific background or prior experience is needed to take part in this opportunity.

If you are interested in being a part of this advisory group, please contact the Dr Anna Taylor (annaktaylor@doctors.org.uk) quoting the involvement reference ‘RIN advisory group’.