Search Results - "Mounce, Luke TA"
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Challenges of diagnosing rare cancers in primary care
Published in British journal of general practice (01-08-2024)Get more information
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The changing face of missed appointments
Published in British journal of general practice (01-03-2023)“…Patients failing to attend general practice appointments has substantial time and cost implications for health care. In 2019, approximately 7.2 million GP…”
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Pre-diagnostic clinical features and blood tests in patients with colorectal cancer: a retrospective linked-data study
Published in British journal of general practice (01-08-2022)“…The majority of colorectal cancer is diagnosed in patients following symptomatic presentation in the UK. To identify windows of opportunity for timely…”
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CA125 test result, test-to-diagnosis interval, and stage in ovarian cancer at diagnosis: a retrospective cohort study using electronic health records
Published in British journal of general practice (01-06-2021)“…In the UK, the cancer antigen 125 (CA125) test is recommended as a first-line investigation in women with symptoms of possible ovarian cancer. To compare time…”
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Cancer incidence following a high-normal platelet count: cohort study using electronic healthcare records from English primary care
Published in British journal of general practice (01-09-2020)“…Background A raised platelet count (thrombocytosis) measuring >400 × 10 9 /l is associated with high cancer incidence. It is uncertain whether platelet counts…”
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Chest x-ray sensitivity and lung cancer outcomes: A retrospective observational study
Published in British journal of general practice (01-11-2021)“…Chest x-ray (CXR) is the first line investigation for lung cancer in many healthcare systems. Understanding of the consequences of false negative CXRs on time…”
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Estimating lung cancer risk from chest X-ray and symptoms: a prospective cohort study
Published in British journal of general practice (01-04-2021)“…Chest X-ray (CXR) is the first-line investigation for lung cancer in many countries but previous research has suggested that the disease is not detected by CXR…”
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The dynamics of quality: a national panel study of evidence-based standards
Published in Health services and delivery research (01-03-2015)“…Background Shortfalls in the receipt of recommended health care have been previously reported in England, leading to preventable poor health. Objectives To…”
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Examining methodology to identify patterns of consulting in primary care for different groups of patients before a diagnosis of cancer: An exemplar applied to oesophagogastric cancer
Published in Cancer epidemiology (01-02-2023)“…Current methods for estimating the timeliness of cancer diagnosis are not robust because dates of key defining milestones, for example first presentation, are…”
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