Researchers in Bristol are working on developing new medical technologies to detect and treat cancer, including

• Radiowave radar technology used for medical imaging and raman spectroscopic probe for diagnosis of early oesophageal neoplasia
• Health economics, applying concepts from economic theory to healthcare issues with the aim of achieving efficiencies in the delivery of healthcare. Economic evaluation is one aspect of health economics, which is widely used to determine efficiency by estimating the cost-effectiveness of an intervention. The work is led by the Health Economics Bristol Group. 
• Investigating how health behaviours can be modified by effective behaviour change interventions is another area of interest. Currently, much of the research investigating health behaviour is using solely qualitative techniques, the research group in Bristol is approaching the field from an experimental perspective, with a strong background in experimental psychology and behaviour change but also a good understanding of how policy makers use research outputs to draw new and updated policies. This work is led by the University's Health Psychology and Interventions Group.
• The School of Psychological Science's Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group (TARG) is working alongside cancer researchers to prevent cancer by investigating how human behaviours can be changed through, for example, smoking cessation.