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Risk factors for delay in symptomatic presentation: a survey of cancer patients by Forbes, L J L, Warburton, F, Richards, M A, Ramirez, A J

“…Background: Delay in symptomatic presentation leading to advanced stage at diagnosis may contribute to poor cancer survival. To inform public health approaches…”
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Recognition of cancer warning signs and anticipated delay in help-seeking in a population sample of adults in the UK by Quaife, S L, Forbes, L J L, Ramirez, A J, Brain, K E, Donnelly, C, Simon, A E, Wardle, J

“…Background: Not recognising a symptom as suspicious is a common reason given by cancer patients for delayed help-seeking; but inevitably this is retrospective…”
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Cancer symptom awareness and barriers to symptomatic presentation in England—are we clear on cancer? by Niksic, M, Rachet, B, Warburton, F G, Wardle, J, Ramirez, A J, Forbes, L J L

“…Background: Low cancer awareness may contribute to delayed diagnosis and poor cancer survival. We aimed to quantify socio-demographic differences in cancer…”
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Interventions to promote cancer awareness and early presentation: systematic review by Austoker, J, Bankhead, C, Forbes, L J L, Atkins, L, Martin, F, Robb, K, Wardle, J, Ramirez, A J

“…Background: Low cancer awareness contributes to delay in presentation for cancer symptoms and may lead to delay in cancer diagnosis. The aim of this study was…”
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Differences in cancer awareness and beliefs between Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the UK (the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership): do they contribute to differences in cancer survival? by Forbes, L J L, Simon, A E, Warburton, F, Boniface, D, Brain, K E, Dessaix, A, Donnelly, C, Haynes, K, Hvidberg, L, Lagerlund, M, Lockwood, G, Tishelman, C, Vedsted, P, Vigmostad, M N, Ramirez, A J, Wardle, J

“…Background: There are wide international differences in 1-year cancer survival. The UK and Denmark perform poorly compared with other high-income countries…”
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Chronic exposure to outdoor air pollution and lung function in adults by Forbes, L J L, Kapetanakis, V, Rudnicka, A R, Cook, D G, Bush, T, Stedman, J R, Whincup, P H, Strachan, D P, Anderson, H R

“…The extent to which chronic exposure to outdoor air pollutants influences lung function in adults is unclear. The aim of this study was to measure the…”
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Chronic Exposure to Outdoor Air Pollution and Markers of Systemic Inflammation by Forbes, Lindsay J. L., Patel, Minal D., Rudnicka, Alicja R., Cook, Derek G., Bush, Tony, Stedman, John R., Whincup, Peter H., Strachan, David P., Anderson, Ross H.

“…Background: Cohort studies suggest that long-term exposure to higher levels of outdoor air pollution increases risk of developing cardiovascular disease. One…”
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Promoting early presentation of breast cancer in older women: sustained effect of an intervention to promote breast cancer awareness in routine clinical practice by Dodd, Rachael H, Forster, Alice S, Sellars, Sarah, Patnick, Julietta, Ramirez, Amanda J, Forbes, Lindsay J L

“…Older women have poorer survival from breast cancer, which may be at least partly due to poor breast cancer awareness leading to delayed presentation and more…”
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Diet and bite force in red foxes: ontogenetic and sex differences in an invasive carnivore by Forbes‐Harper, J. L., Crawford, H. M., Dundas, S. J., Warburton, N. M., Adams, P. J., Bateman, P. W., Calver, M. C., Fleming, P. A.

“…Bite force is often used as a predictive indicator of an animal's feeding ecology, although the premise that there is a direct link between diet and cranial…”
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Evaluation of the introduction of QOF quality improvement modules in English general practice: early findings from a rapid, qualitative exploration of implementation by Bramwell, Donna, Hotham, Sarah, Peckham, Stephen, Checkland, Kath, Forbes, Lindsay J L

“…BackgroundA 2018 review of the English primary care pay-for-performance scheme, the Quality and Outcomes Framework, suggested that it should evolve to better…”
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An international measure of awareness and beliefs about cancer: development and testing of the ABC by Simon, Alice E, Forbes, Lindsay J L, Boniface, David, Warburton, Fiona, Brain, Kate E, Dessaix, Anita, Donnelly, Michael, Haynes, Kerry, Hvidberg, Line, Lagerlund, Magdalena, Petermann, Lisa, Tishelman, Carol, Vedsted, Peter, Vigmostad, Maria Nyre, Wardle, Jane, Ramirez, Amanda J

“…Objectives To develop an internationally validated measure of cancer awareness and beliefs; the awareness and beliefs about cancer (ABC) measure. Design and…”
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Validation of a measurement tool to assess awareness of breast cancer by Linsell, Louise, Forbes, Lindsay J.L, Burgess, Caroline, Kapari, Marcia, Thurnham, Angela, Ramirez, Amanda J

“…Abstract Aim Until now, there has been no universally accepted and validated measure of breast cancer awareness. This study aimed to validate the new Breast…”
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Promoting early presentation of breast cancer: a preliminary evaluation of a written intervention by Forster, Alice S, Forbes, Lindsay JL, Abraham, Charles, Warburton, Fiona G, Douglas, Elaine, Ramirez, Amanda-Jane

“…Objectives Older women are more likely to delay presentation with breast cancer, which contributes to poorer survival. We evaluated a written intervention that…”
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The role of the Quality and Outcomes Framework in the care of long-term conditions: a systematic review by Forbes, Lindsay Jl, Marchand, Catherine, Doran, Tim, Peckham, Stephen

“…Improving care for people with long-term conditions is central to NHS policy. It has been suggested that the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), a primary…”
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Pck-ing up steam: Widening the salmonid gluconeogenic gene duplication trail by Marandel, L., Kostyniuk, D.J., Best, C., Forbes, J.L.I., Liu, J., Panserat, S., Mennigen, J.A.

“…Rainbow trout have, as salmonid fish species, undergone sequential genome duplication events in their evolutionary history. In addition to a teleost-specific…”
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Involving users in the design of a randomised controlled trial of an intervention to promote early presentation in breast cancer: qualitative study by Forbes, Lindsay J L, Nicholls, Carol McNaughton, Linsell, Louise, Graham, Jenny, Tompkins, Charlotte, Ramirez, Amanda J

“…The purpose of this study was to explore women's views of the design of a large pragmatic cost-effectiveness randomised controlled trial of the policy of…”
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Which symptoms are linked to a delayed presentation among melanoma patients? A retrospective study by O'Shea, Sally Jane, Rogers, Zoe, Warburton, Fiona, Ramirez, Amanda J, Newton-Bishop, Julia A, Forbes, Lindsay J L

“…The incidence of melanoma is rising. Early detection is associated with a more favourable outcome. The factors that influence the timing of a patient's…”
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Breast cancer awareness and barriers to symptomatic presentation among women from different ethnic groups in East London by Forbes, L J L, Atkins, L, Thurnham, A, Layburn, J, Haste, F, Ramirez, A J

“…Background: During 2001 to 2005, 1-year breast cancer survival was low in ethnically diverse East London. We hypothesised that this was due to low breast…”
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Offering informed choice about breast screening by Forbes, Lindsay J L, Ramirez, Amanda-Jane

“…Over the last few years, there has been growing international concern about the risk of overdiagnosis in breast screening and about how to communicate this to…”
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Chronic exposure to outdoor air pollution and diagnosed cardiovascular disease: meta-analysis of three large cross-sectional surveys by Forbes, Lindsay J L, Patel, Minal D, Rudnicka, Alicja R, Cook, Derek G, Bush, Tony, Stedman, John R, Whincup, Peter H, Strachan, David P, Anderson, H R

“…Higher exposure to outdoor air pollution is associated with increased cardiopulmonary deaths, but there is limited evidence about the association between…”
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