Wolves supporters who suffer from heartburn symptoms are being urged to sign up to a national research programme which is heading to the Black Country later this year.
Supported by the NHS and Cancer Research UK, Heartburn Health is a national research programme which is creating a community of at least 120,000 people who experience heartburn, indigestion or acid reflux.
The Heartburn Health research team, which is being supported by The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust at New Cross Hospital, is asking men aged 55 to 79 and women aged 65 to 79 who have acid reflux, indigestion or heartburn or take medication for these symptoms, to spare a few minutes to self-enrol now, through the Heartburn Health website, by clicking here.
Taking part in the research programme will help speed up research that aims to improve care, manage symptoms and the improve the overall health and wellbeing of people with these symptoms.
Heartburn is extremely common, affecting up to 25% of adults in the UK according to Guts UK. It is estimated that around 1 in 10 people with persistent heartburn will develop Barrett’s Oesophagus, and between 3 and 13 in 100 of those will go on to develop oesophageal cancer – where cells in the food pipe start to grow abnormally – in their lifetime.
According to analysis from Cancer Research UK there are around 9,300 new cases of oesophageal cancer in the UK every year.
It only takes minutes to sign up to Heartburn Health and by doing so, participants will be part of a unique national research programme to transform care for people with heartburn, while the information provided by volunteers will be used securely by approved researchers to answer important research questions.
You can enrol now online by clicking here to help improve the lives of people with heartburn, indigestion and acid reflux. You can also call 0808 281 4772 with any questions or support with signing up.
If you receive a text message from ‘NHSresearch’, you can also click the link in the message to sign up.
Heartburn Health has been created by clinicians and researchers at the University of Cambridge and Queen Mary University of London. The NHS and Cancer Research UK are also supporting this research programme.
Visit www.heartburnhealth.org for more information about the programme, including details of how to take part.
