Claire Foster
Claire Foster is Professor of Psychosocial Oncology and Director of the Macmillan Survivorship Research Group, University of Southampton, UK. Her research programme focuses on advancing understanding of the health outcomes and experiences of people diagnosed with cancer and self-management support. This includes large prospective UK wide cohort studies [CREW; HORIZONS; Movember Global Registry] including collection of clinical and patient reported data to understand the consequences of cancer from diagnosis and over time, how this can impact on people’s daily lives, and identifying areas for intervention. Claire’s research team has developed and tested web-based resources to support self-management of fatigue following cancer treatment [RESTORE] and decision aids to support younger women with breast cancer facing decisions about surgery and genetic testing [Breast Cancer Choices]. Her research team is leading the evaluation of practice-based transformation projects to improve access to nursing and self-management support from the point of cancer diagnosis and following treatment in primary and secondary care.
New projects are underway to develop web-based resources to support people making complex decisions when living with increased risk of cancer due to genetic susceptibility (CRUK Catalyst Award, CI Turnbull). She has been awarded over £16.5million funding (as CI and Co-I) including from Macmillan Cancer Support, Movember Foundation, National Institute for Health Research, Breast Cancer Now, Prostate Cancer UK, Cancer Research UK, Health Foundation, Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, Marie Curie and MND Association, Dimbleby Cancer Care, NHS England, Health Education England.
Claire is a member of Bowel Cancer UK’s Scientific Advisory Board, National Cancer Research Institute Living with and Beyond Cancer Methodology Workstream and a member of British Psychosocial Oncology Society Executive.
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