Oesophageal Cancer Clinical Trials.
There are over 600 live clinical trials for cancer in the UK today. Let us help you find the right trial for you.
RareCan is the only organisation in the UK that specialises in finding clinical trials for patients with rare cancer.
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RareCan has over 250 members with gastric and oesophageal cancer
RareCan has over 250 members with oesophageal and gastric cancer
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What is RareCan?
RareCan is a range of products and services that help you:
- Understand clinical trials and when they might an option for you
- Find trials that might be suitable for you now or in the future
- Get more detailed analysis of your tumour genetics to help identify potentially suitable clinical trials
- Understand genetics reports you have already had produced elsewhere and use them to find UK clinical trials
Book a free discovery call to find out if joining RareCan is right for you.
RareCan: Clinical Trial Service
£150 per year
- 1-2-1 telephone and email support from our experienced team
- A personalised report on potentially suitable clinical trials
- Updates to the report as new trials start or your situation changes
- Support to understand and discuss the report with your clinical team
RareCan: Insight
Price varies
- A range of high-precision multi-biomarker tests from blood or tissue samples that provide a detailed genomic profile of your tumour genetics
- A summary produced from an existing genetic report such as Guardent 360 or Foundation One to help you and your clinical team understand and use your existing report
Our support for people with oesophageal cancer
RareCan is committed to supporting anyone affected by all forms of oesophageal cancer, whether common or rare subtypes. We’re building a strong community of members, helping connect people to relevant clinical trials, up-to-date treatment information, and opportunities to support research that could ultimately lead to better cancer diagnosis and treatment.
If you are looking for support following an oesophageal cancer diagnosis, please look into the following charities:
Summary of Oesophageal Cancer
What is Oesophageal Cancer?
Oesophageal cancer occurs when abnormal cells grow in the lining of the oesophagus (food pipe) and form a tumour. Because the oesophagus connects the throat to the stomach, this type of cancer can affect swallowing and may spread to nearby organs if not treated.
How rare is it?
In the UK, oesophageal cancer accounts for about 2% of all new cancer cases (around 9,400 each year). It is the 14th most common cancer overall and more common in men than women. Around 13% of people diagnosed survive for ten years or more.
Who does it affect?
Oesophageal cancer is much more likely in older adults—the highest incidence is in those aged around 85-89. Men are at higher risk than women (lifetime risk for males is about 1 in 54, for females about 1 in 120 in the UK). People in more deprived areas have higher rates than those in the least deprived areas.
RareCan has over 3,000 members, here’s what some of them say.
The voices and experiences from our RareCan members, shared to help others on their own cancer journey.
“I joined RareCan to support research into my extremely rare and highly aggressive subtype of uterine cancer.”
— Lindy
RareCan Member
“I joined RareCan to get action and support and research on rare cancers”
— Steve
RareCan Member
“I joined RareCan because they have the solution to the challenges faced within rare cancer research.”
— Dave
RareCan Member
“I joined RareCan as it may help other people in the future.”
— Wayne
RareCan Member
“If my husband was alive today, he would encourage people to take part in research as you never know if you will ever need it in the future.”