Abstract
Associations between certain lifestyle characteristics and prostate cancer risk have been reported, and continuation post-diagnosis can adversely affect prognosis. We explored whether men make spontaneous changes to their physical activity and alcohol intake, body mass index (BMI) and smoking status, following a diagnosis of localised prostate cancer. A detailed diet, health and lifestyle questionnaire was completed by 511 participants within the Prostate Testing for Cancer and Treatment (ProtecT) randomised controlled trial, both before and 9 months after a diagnosis of prostate cancer. Of 177 men who were insufficiently active before their diagnosis (median 0 activity units/week; IQR 0–9), 40.7% had increased their activity by a median of 22 U week−1 (IQR 15–35) 9 months later, and there was weak evidence that men were more active after diagnosis than before (p = 0.07). Men categorised as “working” occupational social class and who were insufficiently active before diagnosis were 2.03 (95%, CI = 1.03–3.99, p = 0.04) times more likely to have increased their physical activity levels compared to men classified as “managerial or professional.” Similarly, men who were insufficiently active pre-diagnosis and with T-stage 2 compared with T-stage 1 prostate cancer were 2.47 (95%, CI = 1.29–4.71, p = 0.006) times more likely to be sufficiently active post-diagnosis. Following diagnosis, there was an overall reduction in alcohol intake (p = 0.03) and the proportion of current smokers (p = 0.09), but no overall change in BMI. We conclude that some men spontaneously change certain lifestyle behaviours on receiving a diagnosis of prostate cancer. For many men, however, additional support through lifestyle interventions is probably required to facilitate and maintain these changes.
What’s new?
Does cancer diagnosis lead individuals to consider making healthy lifestyle changes? These authors studied men diagnosed with prostate cancer to find out whether they changed their activity level, alcohol consumption, body mass index, or smoking habits after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. They found that some men increased their activity level and/or decreased their alcohol consumption, but not all. As making positive lifestyle changes may improve prognosis, it’s worth looking for ways to encourage newly diagnosed patients to make healthy changes.
Keywords: prostate cancer, behaviour change, randomised control trial
Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer in England: one in eight UK men will be diagnosed in their lifetime and the disease accounted for a quarter of all new cancer diagnoses in 2010.1
Despite inconclusive evidence linking the development of prostate cancer to modifiable behaviours, associations with diet and lifestyle have been reported.2 Furthermore, sedentary behaviour,3 a high alcohol intake,4 obesity5 and continuing to smoke,6 following cancer diagnosis are associated with a worsening of prognosis. Nevertheless, there is little consistent evidence that a cancer diagnosis is associated with sustained healthy lifestyle changes.7 Positive spontaneous dietary changes are made by some men following a prostate cancer diagnosis; however, this is not always the case.8 Some men with prostate cancer have shown small but significant weight gain, whereas survivors of other cancer sites lost weight and reduced their tobacco and alcohol consumption.9 Less than 25% of those living with cancer meet recommended physical activity guidelines.10 Almost 50% of smokers continued after a diagnosis of prostate cancer.11 Data for alcohol consumption following a prostate cancer diagnosis are limited. Data for other cancer sites are reported: for example 16% of lung cancer survivors reported being abstinent,12 although site specific differences are likely.
Following a cancer diagnosis, many consider whether changing their lifestyle will slow their disease progression,8 and what advice to give is an important public health and clinical issue. Any post diagnosis behaviour changes may result from a “teachable moment,” a naturally occurring event thought to motivate spontaneous risk-reducing behaviours.13 This could be an opportunity to engage with patients and implement positive lifestyle changes. We explored whether men make spontaneous changes to their levels of physical activity and alcohol intake, body mass index (BMI) and smoking status, following a diagnosis of localised prostate cancer.
Material and Methods
Design and participants
The men in this study were participants in the prostate testing for cancer and treatment (ProtecT) randomised controlled trial.14 In total, 82,429 men aged 50–69 years, with no previous history of prostate cancer, had a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test. Men with a raised PSA level (≥3.0 ng ml−1) underwent a biopsy n = 7,414, of whom n = 6,181 were sent a diet, health and lifestyle questionnaire. Those subsequently diagnosed with clinically localised prostate cancer n = 1,872 were offered randomisation to one of three treatments. Participants were not routinely provided with lifestyle advice. Full ethics approval was obtained from Trent MREC (number 01/4/025).14
Health behaviour assessment
Men completed a diet, health and lifestyle questionnaire at recruitment into the ProtecT study. This included questions about height, weight, physical activity, alcohol consumption and smoking. In total, 1,872 men were eligible and allocated (accepted randomisation or patient preference) to one of the three treatments, and sent a follow-up diet, health and lifestyle questionnaire at either 12, 24, 36, 48, 60 or 72 months post-recruitment. We only included men who were mailed a second diet, health and lifestyle questionnaire at 12 months, 9 months post-diagnosis (821 of 1,872; 43.9%) in order to minimise variability of follow-up time intervals, to focus on spontaneous behaviour change post diagnosis and due to small samples at the latter time points (Fig. 1). Changes in diet data are reported elsewhere.8
Physical activity was measured using the Godin and Shephard Leisure-Time Physical Activity Questionnaire,15 a validated self-report measure. Physical activity was recorded in units (a bout of activity lasting ≥15 min) of mild, moderate or strenuous in the previous week. Total weekly physical activity was calculated according to guidelines, recommending that when considering the health contribution of physical activity, activities listed in the “mild” category should be excluded15: total activity = (9*strenuous units) + (5*moderate units), and then dichotomised into “sufficient to achieve health benefits” (14+ units of activity per week) and “insufficient to achieve health benefits” (<14 U of activity per week) according to Godin’s cut-points.15 The amount and frequency of beer, spirits or wine were combined and converted into standard UK alcohol units.16 UK Department of Health guidelines for safe alcohol consumption were used to dichotomise alcohol consumption into lower (“within recommended guidelines” ≤21 U week−1) or elevated (“above recommended guidelines” >21 U week−1) risk of adverse health effects.17 BMI was calculated from self-reported weight (kg)/height (m),2 and dichotomised into “within recommended range” (BMI < 25) and “above recommended range” (BMI ≥ 25) according to WHO guidelines.18 Smoking status was defined as current smoker, ex-smoker or never smoker, and dichotomised into “current smoker” or “non-smoker” (“ex-smoker” and “never smoker” combined).
Socio-demographic and clinical exposures
Age, marital status and social class at time of diagnosis were considered potential socio-demographic exposures as these variables have previously been shown to influence behaviour.19 Prostate cancer T-stage at baseline was considered a potential clinical exposure. Age was dichotomised into: 50–59 years, and 60–70 years. Marital status was dichotomised into “married/living with partner” and “Single, divorced, widowed or separated.” Social class, using the Standard Occupational Classification 2000,20 was categorised into “managerial and professional,” “Intermediate” and “Working.”
Statistical analysis
The study sample comprised men who provided complete diet, health and lifestyle data pre-diagnosis and 9 months post-diagnosis, and complete socio-demographic data. Men not meeting these inclusion criteria were excluded in the main analyses. We compared the clinical and socio-demographic characteristics of those included/excluded in the main analysis to identify any systematic differences that could indicate a selection bias.
Dichotomised health behaviours were termed “healthy” if they were within recommended limits (alcohol and BMI), sufficient for health benefits (physical activity), or non-smokers, as described previously; and “unhealthy” if they were the alternative category. McNemar’s test determined whether participants changed their behaviour from a “healthy”/“unhealthy” state before diagnosis to an “unhealthy”/“healthy” state after diagnosis. Where behaviour change was evident (p < 0.1), binary logistic regression models, stratified by pre-diagnosis health status, were used to assess whether the exposures were associated with post-diagnosis health status.
To assess whether current findings differed according to the study sample definition, the statistical analyses were repeated individually for men who had complete data for each of the lifestyle characteristics (sample sizes: physical activity n = 641, BMI n = 566, alcohol consumption n = 680 and smoking n = 680).
Results
Our study sample was 511 (62.2%) of the 821 potentially eligible men, who provided complete PA, alcohol consumption, BMI and smoking data. Men were aged 62.3 years on average (range 50 to 70). No difference was found between those who were included in the main analysis and the 310 excluded, with the exception of BMI, where weak evidence of differences was noted (Supporting Information Table 1).
Prediagnosis lifestyle characteristics
Prior to diagnosis, 334 men (65.4%) were sufficiently active for health benefits. The median level of physical activity in the ‘healthy’ group was 35 U week−1 (IQR 24–50 U week−1), compared with 0 units (IQR 0–5 U week−1) in the “unhealthy” group (Table1). Two hundred men (39.1%) reported consuming over the recommended weekly limit of alcohol (median = 34.1 U week−1, IQR 27.4–45.6 U week−1) (Table1); the median for the remaining 311 men (60.9%) was 7.4 U week−1 (IQR 0–14.1 U week−1). One hundred and seventy men (33.3%) had a BMI within the recommended range (median = 23.5 kg m−2, IQR = 22.5–24.1 kg m−2) (Table1). The remaining 341 men (66.7%) had a median BMI of 28.0 kg m−2 (IQR 26.4–29.8 kg m−2). Prior to diagnosis 55 men (10.8%) reported being a current smoker (Table1).
Table 1.
Physical activity | Test of pre-post change | |||
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Pre-diagnosis | Post-diagnosis | |||
Insufficiently active “Unhealthy”1 | Sufficiently active “Healthy”2 | Total | p | |
Insufficiently active “Unhealthy”1 | N = 105 (59.3%) | N = 72 (40.7%) | N = 177 (100%) | |
Sufficiently active “Healthy”2 | N = 52 (15.9%) | N = 282 (84.4%) | N = 334 (100%) | |
Total | N = 157 (30.7%) | N = 354 (69.3%) | N = 511 | 0.07 |
Alcohol consumption | Test of pre-post change | |||
Pre-diagnosis | Post-diagnosis | |||
Above recommended limits – “Unhealthy”3 | Within recommended limits – ‘Healthy’4 | Total | P | |
Above recommended limits “Unhealthy”3 | N = 151 (75.5%) | N = 49 (24.5%) | N = 200 (100%) | |
Within recommended limits “Healthy”4 | N = 30 (9.6%) | N = 281 (90.4%) | N = 311 (100%) | |
Total | N = 181 (35.4%) | N = 330 (64.6%) | N = 511 | 0.03 |
BMI | Test of pre-post change | |||
Pre-diagnosis | Post-diagnosis | |||
Above recommended range – “Unhealthy”5 | Within recommended range – “Healthy”6 | Total | P | |
Above recommended range “Unhealthy”5 | N = 326 (95.6%) | N = 15 (4.4%) | N = 341 (100%) | |
Within recommended range “Healthy”6 | N = 22 (12.9%) | N = 148 (87.1%) | N = 170 (100%) | |
Total | N = 348 (68.1%) | N = 163 (31.9%) | N = 511 | 0.32 |
Smoking status | Test of pre-post change | |||
Pre-diagnosis | Post-diagnosis | |||
Current smoker7 | Non-smoker8 | Total | P | |
Current smoker7 | N = 43 (78.2%) | N = 12 (21.8%) | N = 55 (100%) | |
Non-smoker8 | N = 5 (1.1%) | N = 451 (98.9%) | N = 456 (100%) | |
Total | N = 48 (9.4%) | N = 463 (90.6%) | N = 511 | 0.09 |
P values derived from McNemar’s test. 1Physical activity—insufficiently active “unhealthy”: <14 U of activity per week. 2Physical activity—sufficiently active ‘healthy’: 14+ units of activity per week. 3Alcohol—above recommended limits “unhealthy”: above recommended guidelines’ >21 U activity per week. 4Alcohol—within recommended limits “healthy”: within recommended guidelines’ ≤21 U activity per week. 5BMI—above recommended range “unhealthy”: ≥25. 6BMI—within recommended range “healthy”: <25. 7Smoking—“unhealthy”: current smoker. 8Smoking—“healthy”: ex-smoker or never smoker.
Change in lifestyle characteristics
Of the 177 men who were initially in the “unhealthy” group for physical activity, 72 (40.7%) increased their activity levels by a median of 22 U week−1 (IQR 15–35 U week−1) and were classified in the “healthy” group post-diagnosis (Table1). Of the 334 men in the “healthy” physical activity group pre-diagnosis, 52 (15.9%) decreased their activity by a median of 25 U week−1 (IQR −35 to −15 U week−1) at follow-up. There was weak evidence to support an overall increase in physical activity from pre- to post-diagnosis (p = 0.07).
Men who were insufficiently active pre-diagnosis and who were categorised as of “working” occupational class compared with managerial and professional men were 2.03 (p = 0.04, 95% CI = 1.03–3.99) times more likely to be sufficiently active post-diagnosis (Table2). Similarly, men who were insufficiently active pre-diagnosis and with T-stage 2 prostate cancer compared with T-stage 1 prostate cancer were 2.47 (95% CI = 1.29–4.71, p = 0.006) times more likely to be sufficiently active post-diagnosis. There was no evidence of associations between age at diagnosis or marital status and the men being sufficiently active after the diagnosis.
Table 2.
Post-diagnosis physical activity | Post-diagnosis alcohol consumption | |||||||
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Pre-diagnosis = Insufficiently active1 | Pre-diagnosis = Sufficiently active2 | Pre-diagnosis = Above recommended limits3 | Pre-diagnosis = Within recommended limits4 | |||||
OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p | |
Age at diagnosis 50–59 (reference) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
60–70 | 0.53 (0.27 to 1.03) | 0.06 | 0.60 (0.29 to 1.22) | 0.16 | 1.06 (0.52 to 2.16) | 0.87 | 1.61 (0.70 to 3.66) | 0.26 |
Social class Managerial and professional (reference) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Intermediate | 1.61 (0.65 to 4.01) | 0.30 | 0.72 (0.30 to 1.75) | 0.47 | 1.58 (0.60 to 4.13) | 0.35 | 1.41 (0.48 to 4.12) | 0.53 |
Working | 2.03 (1.03 to 3.99) | 0.04 | 1.19 (0.60 to 2.36) | 0.63 | 1.14 (0.55 to 2.35) | 0.73 | 1.76 (0.74 to 4.18) | 0.20 |
Marital status Married (reference) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Single, divorced, widowed or separated | 0.64 (0.21 to 1.92) | 0.43 | 1.19 (0.48 to 2.93) | 0.71 | 0.76 (0.26 to 2.23) | 0.62 | 0.96 (0.31 to 2.97) | 0.95 |
T-stage Stage 1 (reference) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Stage 2 | 2.47 (1.29 to 4.71) | 0.006 | 1.39 (0.62 to 3.14) | 0.43 | 0.75 (0.33 to 1.71) | 0.49 | 2.65 (0.77 to 9.10) | 0.12 |
Odds ratios are adjusted for all exposures simultaneously. 1Physical activity—insufficiently active “unhealthy”: <14 U of activity per week. 2Physical activity—sufficiently active “healthy”: 14+ U of activity per week. 3Alcohol—above recommended limits “unhealthy”: above recommended guidelines’ >21 U activity per week. 4Alcohol—within recommended limits “healthy”: within recommended guidelines’ ≤21 U activity per week.
Of the 200 men in the “unhealthy” group for alcohol consumption pre-diagnosis, 49 (24.5%) reduced their alcohol consumption by a median of 12.8 U week−1 (IQR = −18.1 to −6.7 U week−1) and were reclassified into the “healthy” intake level post-diagnosis (Table1). However, of the 311 men in the “healthy” group for alcohol consumption pre-diagnosis, 30 men (9.6%) increased their alcohol consumption by a median of 12.8 U week−1 (IQR = 8.3–26.1 U week−1). There was weak evidence of an overall reduction in alcohol consumption from pre- to post-diagnosis (p = 0.03).
There was no evidence of associations between age at diagnosis, social class marital status or prostate cancer T-stage and “healthy” levels of alcohol consumption after diagnosis (Table2).
Of 341 men who were initially in the “unhealthy” group for BMI, 28 (8.2%) lost a clinically meaningful amount (>5%) of their body weight and 15 (4.4%) changed BMI category to “healthy” post-diagnosis (Table1). Their median change was −1.7 kg m−2 (IQR −2.5 to −0.9 kg m−2). Additionally, 22 men (12.9%) increased their body weight and moved in the opposite direction. Their median change was 1.1 kg m−2 (0.9–1.7 kg m−2). There was no evidence of an overall change in BMI from pre- to post-diagnosis (p = 0.32).
A total of 12 men (21.8%) who smoked prior to diagnosis (n = 55) reported being a non-smoker at follow-up, whereas five men (1.1%) took up smoking post-diagnosis (Table1). There was weak evidence to support a change in smoking behaviour (p = 0.09), although considering the small sample no further analysis was undertaken.
The results of our sensitivity analyses (not reported), in which study samples were defined for each of the lifestyle characteristics individually, did not differ from the reported results.
Discussion
Weak evidence suggests that a diagnosis of localised prostate cancer may result in increased physical activity levels 9 months later. This is especially evident in those classified as working class, who were twice as likely to increase their physical activity levels, compared to men in managerial and professional occupations. Working class men may have had higher levels of ‘unhealthy’ physical activity behaviour initially,21 increasing opportunities for transition to ‘healthy’ behaviour. Alternatively, if working class social norms dictate higher levels of ‘unhealthy’ behaviour,21 a diagnosis could allow for justification of a move towards ‘healthy’ behaviour. Those with T stage-2 who were insufficiently active pre-diagnosis were twice as likely to be sufficiently active post-diagnosis, compared with T stage-1. A positive change was seen in alcohol intake and smoking behaviours post-diagnosis. No large changes were observed for BMI. It should be considered that a control group was not available for direct comparison; however older populations are reported to be significantly underactive, with BMI, overweight and obesity being higher than younger age groups.22 There is no convincing evidence from the literature that older men routinely and spontaneously make lifestyle changes. Research indicates that many are sedentary and do not intend to increase physical activity.23
Pre-diagnosis, the majority of men drank less alcohol than the recommended maximum guidelines and only a small proportion were smoking. Although over half were sufficiently active for health benefits pre-diagnosis, those who were insufficiently active were sedentary, with a weekly physical activity median of zero units. Over two-thirds had a BMI score above the recommendations at diagnosis. This highlights the need for interventions to improve lifestyle factors in this population, in particular diet and physical activity interventions that could increase physical activity levels, and reduce subsequent BMI.
One of our proposed explanations for the association between physical activity and social class was that working class men had higher levels of “unhealthy” behaviour initially. This is supported by exploratory analysis of physical activity stratified by social class; before diagnosis a higher proportion of working class men were insufficiently active for health benefits compared with intermediate and managerial classes respectively (40.2%, 38.5% and 28.6%). After diagnosis this had reduced to 37.1%, 30.8% and 26.0%.
Our data support findings that, on average, some people with cancer stop smoking11 and reduce their alcohol consumption.12 The overall increase in physical activity is in-line with other studies (in prostate and breast cancer),11 although another study showed an increase in sedentary behaviour post-diagnosis.7 A prostate cancer diagnosis may create a teachable moment for some; however, the spontaneous behaviour changes that we observed were not as substantial as documented elsewhere.9
Prostate cancer may prompt a different behaviour change response compared to other cancers. It may be perceived to have a less severe impact on general health,9 resulting in fewer spontaneous changes. Gender differences may affect the response to a teachable moment; women have previously demonstrated a larger response.24 Older patients may be less likely to adopt new behaviours; additionally, females may be more likely to make changes.24
To facilitate spontaneous change, it is important to make lifestyle interventions available to newly diagnosed patients; this is particularly relevant as not all men reported making behaviour changes, which have been shown to improve prognosis.3–6 These can be employed at any time, although the largest positive changes may be achieved in the early stages of living with a cancer diagnosis, where individuals may be more open to change.11 At this time, patients are increasingly likely to have frequent interactions with healthcare providers, who can help to implement change and enhance teachable moments.13 They may be more inclined to participate in interventions that coincide with the diagnosis, or other teachable moments. However this will not occur in isolation; other factors such as their socio-demographic characteristics, available social support or prior behaviour change attempts must be considered.25
A key strength of our study is that it is based on a large, well defined sample with longitudinal follow-up of health behaviours.14 However, there are limitations. In the absence of a control group we cannot definitively conclude that the changes resulted from cancer diagnosis. The population was a research-based screen-detected sample, which may not be representative of a routinely detected clinical population. A healthy screen effect may occur, where those who attend screening are healthier, have lower smoking rates or are motivated to improve health. A clinically detected population of men may be less likely to make spontaneous changes. The sub-groups in the study were relatively small, especially current smokers, reducing power. Self-reported measures may be subject to recall and response biases to promote social desirability. The strength of the study is that pre-diagnosis measures were reported prior to knowledge of the PSA screening test result.
Conclusion
We observed that some men spontaneously changed certain lifestyle behaviours (physical activity levels, alcohol consumption and smoking) in a positive (healthy) direction following a diagnosis of localised, screen-detected prostate cancer. Such changes may occur as a result of the prostate cancer diagnosis acting as a teachable moment. Cancer survivors may need better support and accessible interventions to promote positive and sustained behaviour change. There is currently insufficient evidence of exactly what these interventions should be and whether they are feasible or effective in this population.
Acknowledgments
The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health. The funding source had no role in the design, conduct of the study, collection, management, analysis and interpretation or preparation, review, or approval of the article. Professor Donovan, Professor Hamdy and Professor Neal are National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigators. The authors thank Mr Michael Davis for his support as data manager for the ProtecT study and Dr Kerry Avery for her support relating to previous research on change in diet in a similar population.
Glossary
- ASAP
atypical small acinar proliferation
- BMI
body mass index
- DHL
diet and lifestyle questionnaire
- HGPIN
high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia
- HTA
health technology assessment
- IQR
inter-quartile range
- NIHR
national institute for health research
- PCa
prostate cancer
- ProtecT
UK prostate testing for cancer and treatment randomised controlled trial
- PSA
prostate specific antigen
Appendix The ProtecT study group
Urological surgeons, oncologists, histopathologists, nurses, researchers and administrative staff:
Nurses: leads: Sue Bonnington, Lynne Bradshaw, Debbie Cooper, Emma Elliott, Pippa Herbert, Peter Holding, Joanne Howson, Mandy Jones, Teresa Lennon, Norma Lyons, Hilary Moody, Claire Plumb, Tricia O’sullivan, Liz Salter, Sarah Tidball, Pauline Thompson; others: Tonia Adam, Sarah Askew, Sharon Atkinson, Tim Baynes, Jan Blaikie, Carole Brain, Viv Breen, Sarah Brunt, Sean Bryne, Jo Bythem, Jenny Clarke, Jenny Cloete, Susan Dark, Gill Davis, Rachael De La Rue, Jane Denizot, Elspeth Dewhurst, Anna Dimes, Nicola Dixon, Penny Ebbs, Ingrid Emmerson, Jill Ferguson, Ali Gadd, Lisa Geoghegan, Alison Grant, Collette Grant, Catherine Gray, Rosemary Godfrey, Louise Goodwin, Susie Hall, Liz Hart, Andrew Harvey, Chloe Hoult, Sarah Hawkins, Sharon Holling, Alastair Innes, Sue Kilner, Fiona Marshall, Louise Mellen, Andrea Moore, Sally Napier, Julie Needham, Kevin Pearse, Anna Pisa, Mark Rees, Elliw Richards, Lindsay Robson, Janet Roxburgh, Nikki Samuel, Irene Sharkey, Michael Slater, Donna Smith, Pippa Taggart, Helen Taylor, Vicky Taylor, Ayesha Thomas, Briony Tomkies, Nicola Trewick, Claire Ward, Christy Walker, Ayesha Williams, Colin Woodhouse, Elizabeth Wyber and others.
Urological surgeons: Jonathan Aning, Prasad Bollina, Jim Catto, Andrew Doble, Alan Doherty, Garett Durkan, David Gillatt, Owen Hughes, Roger Kocklebergh, Anthony Kouparis, Howard Kynaston, Hing Leung, Param Mariappan, Alan McNeill, Edgar Paez, Alan Paul, Raj Persad, Philip Powell, Stephen Prescott, Derek Rosario, Edward Rowe, Hartwig Schwaibold, David Tulloch, Mike Wallace.
Oncologists: Amit Bahl, Richard Benson, Mark Beresford, Catherine Ferguson, John Graham, Chris Herbert, Graham Howard, Nick James, Alastair Law, Carmel Loughrey, Malcolm Mason, Duncan McClaren, Helen Patterson, Ian Pedley, Angus Robinson, Simon Russell, John Staffurth, Paul Symonds, Narottam Thanvi, Subramaniam Vasanthan, Paula Wilson.
Histopathologists: Selina Bhattarai, Neeta Deshmukh, John Dormer, Malee Fernando, John Goepel, David Griffiths, Ken Grigor, Nick Mayer, Jon Oxley, Mary Robinson, Murali Varma, Anne Warren.
Radiotherapy and medical physics: Helen Appleby, Dominic Ash, Dean Aston, Steven Bolton, Graham Chalmers, John Conway, Nick Early, Tony Geater, Lynda Goddall, Claire Heymann, Deborah Hicks, Liza Jones, Susan Lamb, Geoff Lambert, Gill Lawrence, Geraint Lewis, John Lilley, Aileen MacLeod, Pauline Massey, Alison McQueen, Rollo Moore, Lynda Penketh, Janet Potterton, Neil Roberts, Helen Showler, Stephen Slade, Alasdair Steele, James Swinscoe, Marie Tiffany, John Townley, Jo Treeby, Joyce Wilkinson, Lorraine Williams, Lucy Wills, Owain Woodley, Sue Yarrow.
Research and data management: Lucy Brindle, Michael Davis, Dan Dedman, Elizabeth Down, Hanan Khazragui, Chris Metcalfe, Sian Noble, Tim Peters, Hilary Taylor, Emma Turner, Julia Wade, Eleanor Walsh
Administrative support: Susan Baker, Elizabeth Bellis-Sheldon, Chantal Bougard, Joanne Bowtell, Catherine Brewer, Chris Burton, Jennie Charlton, Nicholas Christoforou, Rebecca Clark, Susan Coull, Christine Croker, Rosemary Currer, Claire Daisey, Gill Delaney, Rose Donohue, Jane Drew, Rebecca Farmer, Susan Fry, Jean Haddow, Alex Hale, Susan Halpin, Belle Harris, Barbara Hattrick, Sharon Holmes, Helen Hunt, Vicky Jackson, Donna Johnson, Mandy Le Butt, Jo Leworthy, Tanya Liddiatt, Alex Martin, Jainee Mauree, Susan Moore, Gill Moulam, Jackie Mutch, Kathleen Parker, Christopher Pawsey, Michelle Purdie, Teresa Robson, Lynne Smith, Carole Stenton, Tom Steuart-Feilding, Chris Sully, Caroline Sutton, Carol Torrington, Zoe Wilkins, Sharon Williams, Andrea Wilson and others.
Members of the Data Monitoring Committee:
Chairs: Adrian Grant and Ian Roberts
Members: Deborah Ashby, Richard Cowan, Peter Fayers, Killian Mellon, James N’Dow, Tim O’Brien, Michael Sokhal
Members of the Trial Steering Committee
Chair: Michael Baum
Members: Jan Adolfson, Peter Albertsen, David Dearnaley, Fritz Schroeder, Tracy Roberts, Anthony Zietman
Supporting Information
Additional Supporting Information may be found in the online version of this article.
Supporting Information
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