Improving early diagnosis of symptomatic cancer

W Hamilton, FM Walter, G Rubin… - Nature Reviews Clinical …, 2016 - nature.com
Much time, effort and investment goes into the diagnosis of symptomatic cancer, with the
expectation that this approach brings clinical benefits. This investment of resources has …

Recognising lung cancer in primary care

SH Bradley, MPT Kennedy, RD Neal - Advances in therapy, 2019 - Springer
Significant advances in the management of both early and advanced stage lung cancer
have not yet led to the scale of improved outcomes which have been achieved in other …

Earlier diagnosis: the importance of cancer symptoms

K Whitaker - The Lancet Oncology, 2020 - thelancet.com
People diagnosed earlier with cancer are not only more likely to survive, but importantly also
to have better experiences of care, lower treatment morbidity, and improved quality of life …

Cancer detection via primary care urgent referral and association with practice characteristics: a retrospective cross-sectional study in England from 2009/2010 to …

T Round, M Ashworth, V L'Esperance… - British Journal of General …, 2021 - bjgp.org
Background There is substantial variation in the use of urgent suspected cancer referral (2-
week wait [2WW]) between practices. Aim To examine the change in use of 2WW referrals in …

Decision support tools to improve cancer diagnostic decision making in primary care: a systematic review

S Chima, JC Reece, K Milley, S Milton… - British Journal of …, 2019 - bjgp.org
Background The diagnosis of cancer in primary care is complex and challenging. Electronic
clinical decision support tools (eCDSTs) have been proposed as an approach to improve …

Diagnostic routes and time intervals for patients with colorectal cancer in 10 international jurisdictions; findings from a cross-sectional study from the International …

D Weller, U Menon, AZ Falborg, H Jensen, A Barisic… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective International differences in colorectal cancer (CRC) survival and stage at
diagnosis have been reported previously. They may be linked to differences in time intervals …

Telemedicine in Swedish primary health care-a web-based survey exploring patient satisfaction

C Rockler Meurling, E Adell, M Wolff, S Calling… - BMC Health Services …, 2023 - Springer
Background Direct-to-consumer telemedicine (TM), with patients having access to a
physician via video or text chat, has gradually been introduced into Swedish primary care …

Variation in suspected cancer referral pathways in primary care: comparative analysis across the International Benchmarking Cancer Partnership

C Lynch, S Harrison, JD Emery, C Clelland… - British Journal of …, 2023 - bjgp.org
Background International variations in cancer outcomes persist and may be influenced by
differences in the accessibility and organisation of cancer patient pathways. More evidence …

Primary care physicians' knowledge and attitudes about obesity, adherence to treatment guidelines and association with confidence to treat obesity: a Swedish survey …

D Carrasco, H Thulesius, U Jakobsson, E Memarian - BMC primary care, 2022 - Springer
Background Obesity is a chronic disease with increasing prevalence. We aimed to explore
primary care physicians' knowledge and attitudes about obesity and how knowledge and …

Exploring variations in ovarian cancer survival by age and stage (ICBP SurvMark-2): a population-based study

CJ Cabasag, J Butler, M Arnold, M Rutherford… - Gynecologic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective The study aims to evaluate the differences in ovarian cancer survival by age and
stage at diagnosis within and across seven high-income countries. Methods We analyzed …