#NHS GP, @NIHRresearch Advanced Fellow @PrimaryCareMcr, Associate Editor @BJGPjournal. Proud Aussie. Proud father.

West Lancashire, UK
Joined September 2013
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Applications are now open for our fully-funded 4-year ACED PhD Studentship, focused on revolutionary Cancer Early Detection. ๐Ÿ’ฐ ยฃ22,113+ annual stipend ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK Home rate tuition fees covered ๐Ÿ”ฌ Multi-centre training (UK/US) ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Deadline: 10 November 2025 crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/โ€ฆ
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Congratulations to Dr @SamMerriel, Deputy lead of our Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Theme, on being awarded an @NIHRresearch Advanced Fellowship! Sam will be evaluating promising biomarker, genomic, and imaging tests for #prostatecancer detection in the #GPTESTPRO study.
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Dr Sam Merriel ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’› retweeted
Sam Merriel โ€“ The University of Manchester is Looking for a Researcher to Join a Primary Care Cancer Research Group @SamMerriel oncodaily.com/blog/sam-merriโ€ฆ #OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedTwitter #MedEd #MedOnc #MedNews
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Dr Sam Merriel ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’› retweeted
Weโ€™re delighted to welcome primary care professionals & researchers from across the world to The Lowry for #CaPRI2025! ๐Ÿฅ Over the next 2 days weโ€™ll explore the latest developments in primary care research, focusing on innovations, inequalities & interdisciplinary cancer care ๐Ÿงต
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Dr Sam Merriel ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’› retweeted
Just finished a fantastic few days at #CaPRI2025 in Manchesterโ€”excellent discussions on early diagnosis, risk prediction, and primary care innovation. Thanks to Sam Merriel and the organising team for a well-run event (and the sunshine!).Well done @PRiCAN_Research team.
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Dr Sam Merriel ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’› retweeted
The chances of developing prostate cancer are higher for: โ€ข black men โ€ข men over the age of 50 โ€ข or for those who have a family history of prostate, breast or ovarian cancer. If you fall into one of these groups you should speak to your GP. #GMProstateCancer
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Dr Sam Merriel ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’› retweeted
Professor Hashim Ahmed @LondonProstate1 at @ImperialSandC @IP_London has shown that ultrasound could provide imaging-based #prostatecancer diagnosis for men who are unable to have an MRI scan. ๐Ÿ“™Read more: bit.ly/3X1IpuL
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Dr Sam Merriel ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’› retweeted
NEW ๐Ÿงต: Is human intelligence starting to decline? Recent results from major international tests show that the average personโ€™s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s. What should we make of this?
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Dr Sam Merriel ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’› retweeted
Researchers in Morecambe Bay are using a Raman spectroscopy device to improve prostate cancer diagnosis. By analyzing blood, urine, and semen, they aim to reduce invasive biopsies and enhance early detection in a region with high prostate cancer rates. nwcr.org/prostate-trial/
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Dr Sam Merriel ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’› retweeted
๐Ÿ“ฐ In the news today, GP and prostate cancer researcher Dr @SamMerriel says patients "may not get the full picture" from at-home PSA tests. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgl0โ€ฆ
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Dr Sam Merriel ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’› retweeted
Launching Irelandโ€™s first Lung Health Check pilot todayโ€”a collaboration between @CancerCentreIre, @IrishCancerSoc, GPs, researchers & the community. Early detection saves livesโ€”this pilot will bring mobile lung screening into communities. ๐Ÿ”— Read more: bit.ly/3QKorBy
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Dr Sam Merriel ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’› retweeted
Multi-cancer tests could signal to your GP if vague early-stage symptoms could be caused by cancer, potentially leading to earlier diagnosis when treatment is more likely to be successful. Explore how these tests work and how they could support GPs to diagnose cancer earlier ๐Ÿ‘‡

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Dr Sam Merriel ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’› retweeted
In the news this week ๐Ÿ“ฐ "There is a โ€œlarge variationโ€ between GP surgeries when it comes to the use of a prostate cancer test for men who have no signs of the disease, according to a study." - @Independent independent.co.uk/news/uk/hoโ€ฆ
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Dr Sam Merriel ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’› retweeted
Our latest report reveals 28,400 cancer deaths each year are linked to socioeconomic inequality. That's around 78 per day. Weโ€™re committed to tackling health inequalities โ€“ because beating cancer means beating it for everyone.

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Announcing the next phase of ACED, the International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection! ๐ŸŽ‰ We are thrilled to welcome @DanaFarber and @DKFZ to our growing research community. They join our continuing partners, @OfficialUoM, @ucl, @OHSUKnight, and @Cambridge_Uni, in this one-of-a-kind strategic collaboration to revolutionise cancer early detection for real-world patient impact. ๐Ÿ‘‰ Read more: bit.ly/42ZrZXX
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Dr Sam Merriel ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’› retweeted
Dead trees: living research โ€“ a blog by Professor Willie Hamilton tinyurl.com/bdfy6v3v @UoEAPEx, @uniofexeHLS, @ExeterMed
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Dr Sam Merriel ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’› retweeted
In the UK, nearly 1 in 2 people will get cancer in their lifetime. It's World Cancer Day today โ€“ a global day to raise awareness and take action against cancer ๐ŸŒ Whatever your cancer experience, or however youโ€™ve supported our work in the past, share this post and help us get the word out. #WorldCancerDay #WCD2025
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Dr Sam Merriel ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’› retweeted
Donโ€™t miss the #AcademicGP Early Career Conference 2025 at @UniLancs, 2โ€“3 April! ๐ŸŽ“ A must for GP trainees and early-career academics passionate about #Research. Secure your spot today: uclan.ac.uk/events/listing/aโ€ฆ Deadline for registration: 3rd April 2025 #GPTraining
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Dr Sam Merriel ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’› retweeted
Join โ€˜The Hidden Workload Studyโ€™ today!Weโ€™re asking general practice clinicians to record workload on a single day to help understand the real work involved in providing safe patient care! For more info, watch this video youtube.com/watch?v=Y00MT7pDโ€ฆ To join โžก๏ธ gppact.org/the-hidden-workloโ€ฆ
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Dr Sam Merriel ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’› retweeted
Fine balance of savings lives & harms of screening for prostate cancer โ€œโ€ฆwe have not shown enough risk mitigation yet to justify a national screening programme.โ€ Which is why @ProstateUK & @NIHRresearch funded ยฃ42M TRANSFORM study thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/aโ€ฆ
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