
Margaret Grayson
NCRI
Margaret was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004 and is Chair of the Northern Ireland Cancer Research Consumer Forum. Margaret is a lay member
She represents NI on the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Consumer Involvement Steering Group. Margaret is Chair of the Patient Advisory Panel for the Cancer Research UK Grand Challenge (£20million) and also a member of the Research and Innovation Sounding Board.
Margaret is a member of Independent Cancer Patients’ Voice Before retirement in 2010 Margaret worked for 38 years as a Therapy Radiographer with a specific interest in supportive care – she has a Post Grad in Psychotherapeutic Studies and a Masters in Counselling.
Margaret was awarded the MBE for services to cancer research in the Queen’s Birthday 2018 Honours List.
Title: Survivorship? What Does This Mean to People Affected by Cancer?
Margaret Grayson Survivorship? – A much-used word in the area of cancer.
Survivorship is defined as
In
By 2030 it is estimated that 4 million people in the UK will be living with the long term consequences of cancer.
During this
National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) partnered with the James Lind Alliance on a Priority Setting Partnership and has published the Top 10 living with and beyond cancer research priorities that people feel are important for more focused research.
This will help answer the original question “ Survivorship? What does it mean to people affected by cancer”
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