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Time-to-diagnosis and symptoms of myeloma, lymphomas and leukaemias: A report from the Haematological malignancy Research Network (2013)
Journal Article
Howell, D. A., Smith, A. G., Jack, A., Patmore, R., Macleod, U., Mironska, E., & Roman, E. (2013). Time-to-diagnosis and symptoms of myeloma, lymphomas and leukaemias: A report from the Haematological malignancy Research Network. BMC Hematology, 13(1), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/2052-1839-13-9

© 2013 Howell et al. Background: Prior to diagnosis, patients with haematological cancers often have multiple primary care consultations, resulting in diagnostic delay. They are less likely to be referred urgently to hospital and often present as eme... Read More about Time-to-diagnosis and symptoms of myeloma, lymphomas and leukaemias: A report from the Haematological malignancy Research Network.

Predictors of anxiety and depression in people with colorectal cancer (2013)
Journal Article
Gray, N. M., Hall, S. J., Browne, S., Johnston, M., Lee, A. J., Macleod, U., …Campbell, N. C. (2014). Predictors of anxiety and depression in people with colorectal cancer. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 22(2), 307-314. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-013-1963-8

Background: People living with colorectal cancer are at risk of anxiety and depression. We investigated what factors were most highly associated with these. Methods: Four hundred and ninety-six people with colorectal cancer completed the Hospital Anx... Read More about Predictors of anxiety and depression in people with colorectal cancer.

Understanding diagnosis of lung cancer in primary care: qualitative synthesis of significant event audit reports (2013)
Journal Article
Mitchell, E. D., Rubin, G., & Macleod, U. (2013). Understanding diagnosis of lung cancer in primary care: qualitative synthesis of significant event audit reports. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 63(606), e37-e46. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp13X660760

Background Most lung cancers present symptomatically, but the pathway to diagnosis in primary care can be complex and is poorly understood. Significant event audit (SEA) is a quality improvement technique widely used in UK general practice. Aim To ga... Read More about Understanding diagnosis of lung cancer in primary care: qualitative synthesis of significant event audit reports.

Developing a community-based intervention to improve quality of life in people with colorectal cancer: A complex intervention development study (2013)
Journal Article
Gray, N. M., Allan, J. L., Murchie, P., Browne, S., Hall, S., Hubbard, G., …Campbell, N. C. (2013). Developing a community-based intervention to improve quality of life in people with colorectal cancer: A complex intervention development study. BMJ open, 3(4), Article e002596. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002596

Objectives: To develop and pilot a theory and evidence-based intervention to improve quality of life (QoL) in people with colorectal cancer. Design: A complex intervention development study. Setting: North East Scotland and Glasgow. Participants: Sem... Read More about Developing a community-based intervention to improve quality of life in people with colorectal cancer: A complex intervention development study.

Early mortality from colorectal cancer in England: A retrospective observational study of the factors associated with death in the first year after diagnosis (2013)
Journal Article
Downing, A., Aravani, A., MacLeod, U., Oliver, S., Finan, P. J., Thomas, J. D., …Morris, E. J. (2013). Early mortality from colorectal cancer in England: A retrospective observational study of the factors associated with death in the first year after diagnosis. The British Journal of Cancer, 108(3), 681-685. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2012.585

Background: The United Kingdom performs poorly in international comparisons of colorectal cancer survival with much of the deficit owing to high numbers of deaths close to the time of diagnosis. This retrospective cohort study investigates the patien... Read More about Early mortality from colorectal cancer in England: A retrospective observational study of the factors associated with death in the first year after diagnosis.

Reducing the time before consulting with symptoms of Lung cancer: a randomised controlled trial in primary care (2013)
Journal Article
Smith, S., Fielding, S., Murchie, P., Johnston, M., Wyke, S., Powell, R., …Macleod, U. (2013). Reducing the time before consulting with symptoms of Lung cancer: a randomised controlled trial in primary care. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 63(606), 47-54. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp13x660779

Background Most individuals with lung cancer have symptoms for several months before presenting to their GP. Earlier consulting may improve survival. Aim To evaluate whether a theory-based primary care intervention increased timely consulting of indi... Read More about Reducing the time before consulting with symptoms of Lung cancer: a randomised controlled trial in primary care.

Evaluation of risk assessment tools for suspected cancer in general practice: a cohort study (2013)
Journal Article
Hamilton, W., Green, T., Martins, T., Elliott, K., Rubin, G., & Macleod, U. (2013). Evaluation of risk assessment tools for suspected cancer in general practice: a cohort study. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 63(606), 30-36. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp13X660751

Background: Diagnostic delay is deemed to account for an estimated 5000 to 10 000 extra cancer deaths each year in the UK. Many cancer patients do not have symptoms meeting national referral criteria for rapid investigation. Risk assessment tools (RA... Read More about Evaluation of risk assessment tools for suspected cancer in general practice: a cohort study.