Help shape womb cancer research
What is Peaches Future Voices?
Peaches Future Voices (PFV) is for people with a womb who want to help shape womb cancer research.
It brings together researchers and people who:
- have a higher risk (chance) of womb cancer, and/or
- have had tests to check for womb cancer but were not diagnosed.
Everyone’s experience is unique. Peaches Future Voices is open to anyone who fits this description and would like to have a voice in womb cancer research.
Womb cancer diagnoses are increasing every year. Researchers are working to find better ways to prevent womb cancer, catch it earlier, and improve tests and screening.
By sharing your views and perspectives, you can help make sure research focuses on what matters most to people affected.
Researchers can find more information about getting in touch, below.
People at higher risk of womb cancer may include those who:
- are living with a higher weight or obesity
- have diabetes
- have changes to the womb lining (such as endometrial hyperplasia)
- take tamoxifen as part of breast cancer treatment
- have polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS), previously named polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
- started periods young or reached menopause later than average
- have close relatives with womb cancer, or an inherited condition such as Lynch syndrome or Cowden syndrome
We also welcome people who have had tests for womb cancer but were not diagnosed.
This includes people who have experienced abnormal bleeding, especially after the menopause, and those who have had screening because they are at higher risk.
Common tests for womb cancer include:
- a biopsy (a small sample taken from the lining of the womb).
- an internal ultrasound scan
- a hysteroscopy (a camera test to look inside the womb)
Fewer than 5 in 100 people who experience bleeding after the menopause have womb cancer.
This means many people have these tests even though they do not have cancer. These experiences are still very valuable and can improve future research and care.
What happens when I join?
When researchers want to involve people at higher risk of womb cancer, or people who have had investigations for womb cancer but were not diagnosed, we will email you with the details.
You can then decide whether to respond to opportunities we share with you. It’s completely flexible – you can choose how much you want to do.
Examples of things you could be asked to do:
- join a workshop or discussion group
- review or help write patient information
- help design a research study
Most activities can be done from home. Some are one-off, while others may involve a longer commitment.
Why your voice matters
Research into womb cancer is important for improving prevention, screening, better tests, and early detection.
Involving people with a range of experiences helps ensure research reflects real needs and priorities. This includes people at higher risk of womb cancer and those who have had tests but were not diagnosed.
Your input can help improve tests for womb cancer and reduce unnecessary or invasive procedures in the future.
By joining Peaches Future Voices, you can help shape research that makes a real difference for others in the future.
Join or get in touch
If you would like to join, please fill out this short form:
Peaches Future Voices Sign-up FormIf you have any questions about Peaches Future Voices, email us at [email protected].
Or find out about Peaches Patient Voices – this is for people who’ve been affected by womb cancer, including people diagnosed with womb cancer and those who have supported them, who want to help shape research into detection, treatment and better care.
For Researchers
If you are a researcher or an organisation we’d be happy to hear from you.
Request to involve people with lived experience in shaping your research (PPI)
Please fill out this form if you would like to involve people with any of the following lived experiences in your research. This single request form is used for both Peaches Future Voices and Peaches Patient Voices, and we will be in touch to discuss your requirements.
- people at higher risk of womb cancer
- people who have had investigations for womb cancer but were not diagnosed
- people diagnosed with womb cancer
- people who have cared for or supported someone with womb cancer
Find out more about involving people with lived experience of womb cancer through Peaches Patient Voices.
Request to share you research opportunity with the Peaches community (participant recruitment)
If instead you would like us to share your opportunity to take part in research across the Peaches community (including Peaches Future Voices, Peaches Patient Voices and our wider community), please fill out this form.
