Challenges in understanding inequities in help-seeking for possible cancer symptoms

KL Whitaker, T Perchyk, RS Kerrison… - BMC global and public …, 2024 - Springer
Tackling inequities in cancer outcomes is a global health priority. One avenue for improving
early diagnosis of cancer is to ensure people know when and how to seek help for cancer …

How Do Patients Use Self‐Care to Manage Nonspecific Symptoms Prior to a Cancer Diagnosis? A Rapid Review to Inform Future Interventions to Reduce Delays in …

G Wilson, HR Brewer, JM Flanagan… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background. A timely diagnosis of cancer is important for patient outcomes. The delay in the
patient interval (time from symptom interpretation to seeking help) is often the longest …

Symptom appraisal and help seeking in males with symptoms of possible prostate cancer: a qualitative study with an ethnically diverse sample in London

B Shaw, FM Walter, W Hamilton, T Martins - British Journal of General …, 2023 - bjgp.org
Background Prostate cancer mortality in Black males is disproportionately high. This
problem may be overcome by reducing delays in the pathway to diagnosis, particularly …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer awareness in older adults: Results from the Spanish Onco-barometer cross-sectional survey

D Petrova, M Pollán, R Garcia-Retamero… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background About half of all cancers are diagnosed in adults older than 65, making them
the age group at highest risk of developing this disease. Nurses from different specialties …

Patient preferences for investigating cancer-related symptoms in Australian general practice: a discrete-choice experiment

B Venning, A Pearce, RDA Lourenco, R Hall… - British Journal of …, 2024 - bjgp.org
Background Striking the right balance between early cancer diagnosis and the risk of
excessive testing for low-risk symptoms is of paramount importance. Patient-centred care …

Cutaneous melanoma in older patients

A Buja, M Rugge, C Trevisiol, A Zanovello… - BMC geriatrics, 2024 - Springer
Background In industrialized countries, the aging population is steadily rising. The incidence
of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) is highest in old people. This study focuses on the …

The relationship between patient enablement and help‐seeking in the context of blood cancer symptoms

KL Whitaker, L Boswell, J Russell, GB Black… - Psycho …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Approaches to improve earlier diagnosis of cancer often focus on symptom
awareness as a key driver of help‐seeking behaviour and other psychological influences …

From symptom onset to treatment initiation: protocol for a narrative study exploring the journey of older adults with tuberculosis in the English Midlands, UK

F Kidy, N McCarthy, K Seers - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Time from symptom onset to treatment initiation in tuberculosis (TB) remains
stubbornly prolonged despite reductions in disease incidence. Delays may contribute to …

The effect of older age and frailty on the time to diagnosis of cancer: A connected Bradford electronic health records study

C Summerfield, L Smith, O Todd, C Renzi… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Over 60% of cancer diagnoses in the United Kingdom (UK) are in patients
aged 65 and over. It can be more complicated to identify and diagnose cancer in older …

[HTML][HTML] Protocol: From symptom onset to treatment initiation: protocol for a narrative study exploring the journey of older adults with tuberculosis in the English …

F Kidy, N McCarthy, K Seers - BMJ Open, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction Time from symptom onset to treatment initiation in tuberculosis (TB) remains
stubbornly prolonged despite reductions in disease incidence. Delays may contribute to …