• Question: Does your research affect people outside the uk

    Asked by pacy487ugh on 7 Jun 2023.
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      Giampiero Valenzano answered on 7 Jun 2023:

      Yes, I would say that, apart from a few exceptions, all of us do research that affects people everywhere, not just in the UK. I for example am studying cancer of the pancreas, and if new discoveries are made with respect to new treatments, everyone living with this condition could potentially benefit from this.

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      Kathleen Duffin answered on 7 Jun 2023:

      Yes! My research is related to childhood cancer, and unfortunately this is something that affects children all over the world. But one of the great things about working in science is that it means you get to meet people from all over the world and sometimes even travel to different countries to learn more or share your research.

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      Kehinde Ross answered on 8 Jun 2023:

      Cancer is a global disease so yes, people outside the UK are affectd by it and will be able to benefit from any new treatments that ultimately emerge.

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      Zahra Rattray answered on 8 Jun 2023:

      Yes, it impacts everyone all over the world, as anyone can develop cancer.

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      Duncan Smith answered on 8 Jun 2023:

      One of the many things I love about research is its global nature. We share our research findings by publication of scientific papers and presentations at international conferences (so we also get to travel the world). Scientific collaborations are indeed what makes the world go around. Great question and hopefully a good answer 🙂

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      Adelaide Young answered on 8 Jun 2023:

      Yes, as others have mentioned science is global in its nature and it’s one of the great things about research as a career. While we work individually or in small teams here in the UK we work in collaboration with other groups here in the UK and worldwide. For example, my current project is a collaboration with groups in the USA with us all working on individual aspects of one question. Not only that, but our research will hopefully influence the treatment of any patient living with the diseases we study for the better regardless of where they might live.

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      Kamilla Bigos answered on 8 Jun 2023:

      Yes, even though my research is based in the UK, it has potential to have an impact internationally. Part of my research research involves clinical trials therefore, if we find that our treatment is effective in patients, it has potential to treat patients worldwide!

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      Charlene Kay answered on 8 Jun 2023:

      Yes, working in science automatically becomes very international when we publish our work. Research gets published as articles in scientific journals. These articles are available for other researchers to read and this can lead to more progress in the area of study and groups working together.

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      Amy McLuskie answered on 8 Jun 2023:

      Yes, my research is looking at rehabilitation in those with incurable cancer. The trial I am working on is taking place at 8 different sites across Europe. It is looking at how rehabilitation can be part of healthcare systems all over the world to help people live as well as they can and achieve what is important to them.

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      Jen Antrobus answered on 8 Jun 2023:

      Yes! My research is related to radiotherapy for cancer treatment, and therefore will hopefully benefit people all over the world!

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      Federica Spaggiari answered on 9 Jun 2023:

      I hope so! I am working on understanding why some types of cancer (of which patients around the world suffer of) are so difficult to treat. It is really important to share our findings with the other researchers around the world to allow everyone to benefit of them!

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      Jean Ling Tan answered on 11 Jun 2023:

      Absolutely. Like all the other scientists have mentioned, science itself is global in nature and as researchers I think it is very important for us to make sure that our work includes people from all backgrounds, all across the world. Only that way would our findings be applicable worldwide.

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