Is the 1939 Cancer Act Fit for Purpose in the Modern Technology Era?
Recruiting now
Conditions studied: Cancer, Cancer (Active Cancer, Meaning Not Being Cancer Free), of Any Stage and Involving Any Treatment/Care Regimen; i.e. Curative, Life-extending, or Palliative, Cancer (Solid Tumors), Cancer (With or Without Metastasis), Cancer (Advanced Stage)
In brief
The 1939 Cancer Act in the UK (England \& Wales) prohibits advertising of cancer treatments to the public, by anyone but the NHS. The rise of the internet and social media presents new challenges to its enforcement and raises questions about unintended consequences for patients being treated for cancer. Through anonymous surveys, this study aims to understand how patients, healthcare professionals and industry professionals perceive technological changes and their implications for online and social media cancer care information, as well as highlight opportunities for safe and ethical modernisation.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07584824
- Run by
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
- People needed
- 50
- Starts
- 2026-01-09
- Expected to finish
- 2026-05-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-05-13
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients/Relatives:
- UK residents (England and Wales ONLY).
- Have been treated for a cancer within the last three years.
- Aged 18 or over.
- Can complete the survey themselves or have it completed on their behalf by a friend or family member (with the patient's permission).
- Healthcare Professionals:
- UK-based professionals in the healthcare industry.
- Working with patients diagnosed with cancer.
- Consulting with patients at least once a month or more frequently.
- Aged 18 or over.
You may not qualify if…
- No explicit exclusion criteria are defined within provided materials, therefore any individual not meeting the inclusion criteria will be excluded.
Where it is running
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust — Truro, United Kingdom (enrolling)
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