CAncer tiSsue Collection After DEath (CASCADE) - Bereaved experience

CASCADE is a research program enrolling patients with advanced metastatic disease who consent to undergo rapid autopsy following death

Individuals with metastatic disease are consented to CAncer tiSsue Collection After DEath (CASCADE) when they reach the end-of-life stage and understand that there are no further curative options available. Tissue donated to CASCADE is used in research aimed at improving outcomes for people with metastatic cancer. There are several active research projects enabled by CASCADE donors including laboratory-based research into breast, ovarian, melanoma, prostate, and lung cancer as well as psycho-social research. 

CAncer tiSsue Collection After DEath: bereaved experience study 

The aim of this study is to explore the experience of bereaved relatives (“carers”) of participants in the CASCADE rapid autopsy program.  

The CASCADE: Bereaved Experience study aims to improve our understanding of the overall experience of relatives, and of specific aspects of participation, namely recruitment, period around death, autopsy, and bereavement. 

The aim of this study is to explore the experience of bereaved relatives (“carers”) of participants in the CASCADE rapid autopsy program. The study aims to improve our understanding of the overall experience of relatives, and of specific aspects of participation, namely recruitment, period around death, autopsy, and bereavement. 

Contact 

For information about the CASCADE: Bereaved Experience study, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Sponsor  

  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre 

Funding 

  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Pain and Palliative Care 

Project status 

  • Ongoing