ReviewThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2010
Cancer diagnosis in primary care.
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104 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- [Cancer prevention recommendations: Update 2024].Atencion primaria · 2024Guideline
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- Development, validation and effectiveness of diagnostic prediction tools for colorectal cancer in primary care: a systematic review.BMC cancer · 2020Pooled it
- Cancer diagnostic tools to aid decision-making in primary care: mixed-methods systematic reviews and cost-effectiveness analysis.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2020Pooled it
- Sensitivity of chest X-ray for detecting lung cancer in people presenting with symptoms: a systematic review.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2019Pooled it
- Diagnostic value of symptoms of oesophagogastric cancers in primary care: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2015Pooled it
- Development of high-throughput ATR-FTIR technology for rapid triage of brain cancer.Nature communications · 2019Trial
- Implementation of immunochemical faecal occult blood test in general practice: a study protocol using a cluster-randomised stepped-wedge design.BMC cancer · 2016Trial
- Evaluating a computer aid for assessing stomach symptoms (ECASS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.Trials · 2016Trial
- A geographical cluster randomised stepped wedge study of continuing medical education and cancer diagnosis in general practice.Implementation science : IS · 2014Trial
- Primary healthcare providers' strategies of handling patients presenting with potential cancer symptoms following the introduction of standardized cancer patient pathways in Sweden.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- [Continuity of care and patient safety in the follow-up of metastatic melanoma].Atencion primaria · 2026Article
- Knowledge and Clinical Practices of Primary Care Physicians Regarding Soft Tissue Sarcomas: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Improving Breast Cancer Outcomes Through Quality Care: Call to Action for the Implementation of the Breast Cancer Care Quality Index (BCCQI).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Time Intervals in the Pathway to Diagnosis of Patients with Cancer.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- MicroRNA-1303 in cancer pathogenesis and therapy: clinical implications for biomarker development and targeted treatment strategies.Cancer cell international · 2025Review
- Diagnosis and management of cancer recurrence: a clinical update for GPs.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2025Article
- Mapping intellectual structure and research hotspots of cancer studies in primary health care: A machine-learning-based analysis.Medicine · 2025Article
- Time intervals in the pathway to diagnosis and treatment of patients with breast and gynecological cancer.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Around a quarter of those in the developed world die of cancer. Most cancers present to primary care with symptoms, even when there is a screening test for the particular cancer. However, the symptoms of cancer are also symptoms of benign disease, and the GP has to judge whether cancer is a possible explanation. Very little research examined this process until relatively recently. This review paper examines the process of primary care diagnosis, especially the selection of patients for rapid investigation. It concentrates on the four commonest UK cancers: breast, lung, colon, and prostate as these have been the subject of most recent studies.
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