The Suspected CANcer (SCAN) pathway

The Suspected CANcer (SCAN) pathway was designed by Dr Brian Nicholson and Professor Fergus Gleeson to accelerate cancer diagnoses in patients with non-specific cancer symptoms. Patients are referred by their GP to the pathway based in the Churchill Hospital, Oxford, where they are investigated with a whole body computed tomography (CT) scan and undergo blood and stool testing. The outcome of these tests directs the patient to the most appropriate clinical expertise to reach a diagnosis as quickly as possible.

SCAN was the first non-specific symptoms pathway to develop an associated research database including comprehensive imaging, laboratory, and clinical data and biobanking of blood and urine samples.

To apply for access to samples and/or clinical data from the SCAN biobank study, please contact integrator@medsci.ox.ac.uk