Welcome. Healthtalkonline, an award-winning charity website, lets you share in other people's experiences of health and illness. This information is based on qualitative research into patient experiences led by experts at the University of Oxford.


We are very grateful for all the help and support we have received in producing this module.

Researchers

Suman Prinjha

Is an anthropologist and obtained her PhD in 1999 from the London School of Economics. She has been a Senior Researcher for Healthtalkonline since 2001, and has conducted around 300 qualitative interviews across the UK on various health topics.

Julie Evans

co-researcher on the breast cancer module. Julie is an experienced health services researcher specialising in qualitative research. She has an MSc in Social Research from the University of Surrey. Her main interest is cancer and she has worked on Healthtalkonline cancer studies since 2000.

Advisory Panel

Carol Thomas
Medical Sociologist, Lancaster University

Christine Fogg
Breast Cancer Care

Judy Shakespeare
GP

Julie Liddle
Cancerbackup Breast Care Nurse

Netta Wooles
Breast Cancer Patient

Professor Michael Baum
Department of Oncology, University College

Supported by:

Citrina Foundation
macmillan cancer relief Macmillan Cancer Support
NHS Direct Online
Jenni Murray - Breast Cancer
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