All Outputs (5)

Public awareness of cancer in Britain: a population-based survey of adults (2009)
Journal Article
Robb, K., Stubbings, S., Ramirez, A., Macleod, U., Austoker, J., Waller, J., Hiom, S., & Wardle, J. (2009). Public awareness of cancer in Britain: a population-based survey of adults. The British Journal of Cancer, 101(S2), S18-S23. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6605386

Objective:To assess public awareness of cancer warning signs, anticipated delay and perceived barriers to seeking medical advice in the British population. Methods:We carried out a population-based survey using face-to-face, computer-assisted intervi... Read More about Public awareness of cancer in Britain: a population-based survey of adults.

Risk factors for delayed presentation and referral of symptomatic cancer: Evidence for common cancers (2009)
Journal Article
Macleod, U., Burgess, C., Macdonald, S., Mitchell, E. D., & Ramirez, A. J. (2009). Risk factors for delayed presentation and referral of symptomatic cancer: Evidence for common cancers. The British Journal of Cancer, 101(S2), S92-S101. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6605398

Background:It has been suggested that the known poorer survival from cancer in the United Kingdom, compared with other European countries, can be attributed to more advanced cancer stage at presentation. There is, therefore, a need to understand the... Read More about Risk factors for delayed presentation and referral of symptomatic cancer: Evidence for common cancers.

Awareness of cancer symptoms and anticipated help seeking among ethnic minority groups in England (2009)
Journal Article
Waller, J., Robb, K., Stubbings, S., Ramirez, A., Macleod, U., Austoker, J., Hiom, S., & Wardle, J. (2009). Awareness of cancer symptoms and anticipated help seeking among ethnic minority groups in England. The British Journal of Cancer, 101, S24-S30. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6605387

Objective:Little is known about ethnic differences in awareness of cancer-warning signs or help-seeking behaviour in Britain. As part of the National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative (NAEDI), this study aimed to explore these factors as possi... Read More about Awareness of cancer symptoms and anticipated help seeking among ethnic minority groups in England.

Development of a measurement tool to assess public awareness of cancer (2009)
Journal Article
Stubbings, S., Robb, K., Waller, J., Ramirez, A., Austoker, J., Macleod, U., Hiom, S., & Wardle, J. (2009). Development of a measurement tool to assess public awareness of cancer. The British Journal of Cancer, 101, S13-S17. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6605385

Objective:We aimed to develop and validate a measurement tool to assess cancer awareness in the general population: the cancer awareness measure (CAM).Methods:Items assessing awareness of cancer warning signs, risk factors, incidence, screening progr... Read More about Development of a measurement tool to assess public awareness of cancer.

‘Getting through' not ‘going under': a qualitative study of gender and spousal support after diagnosis with colorectal cancer (2009)
Journal Article
Emslie, C., Browne, S., MacLeod, U., Rozmovits, L., Mitchell, E., & Ziebland, S. (2009). ‘Getting through' not ‘going under': a qualitative study of gender and spousal support after diagnosis with colorectal cancer. Social science & medicine, 68(6), 1169-1175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.01.004

Many studies have found that people with cancer value family support. Feminist work suggests that women carry most responsibility for practical and emotional support in families, but few qualitative cancer studies explicitly incorporate a gender pers... Read More about ‘Getting through' not ‘going under': a qualitative study of gender and spousal support after diagnosis with colorectal cancer.