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SynthesisJournal of general internal medicine2016

Primary Care Physicians' Perspectives of Their Role in Cancer Care: A Systematic Review.

Renae A Lawrence, Jordana K McLoone, Claire E Wakefield, Richard J Cohn

Open access · bronzeAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Journal of general internal medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 106 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
106citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
21.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

106 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 167 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Impact of treatment summaries for cancer survivors: a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2020
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  17. Preferences of healthcare providers regarding future follow-up care for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer: A discrete choice experiment.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  18. A real-world study of the quality of Outpatient Pain Management in patients with Cancer.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025
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  19. Area Deprivation and Pediatric Cancer Mortality: An Analysis of 2000 to 2020 State Cancer Registry Data.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2025
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  20. Patient Advocacy Group Leaders' Perceptions on Primary Care's Role in Caring for Patients With a History of Breast Cancer.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025
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46 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Renae A LawrenceSchool of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2052.
Jordana K McLooneSchool of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2052.
Claire E WakefieldSchool of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2052. c.wakefield@unsw.edu.au.
Richard J CohnSchool of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2052.
UNSW Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAs survival rates improve, cancer is increasingly considered a chronic illness associated with significant long-term burden and sequelae, both physical and psychological. Various models of cancer care, including primary care physician (PCP)-led and shared-care, have been proposed, though a systematic review of PCPs' perspectives of their role and challenges in providing cancer care remains lacking. This systematic review summarises available literature on PCPs' perspectives of their role in cancer care.

methodsFive databases (MEDLINE, MEDLINE In-Process, EMBASE, PsycINFO and CINAHL) were systematically searched using keywords and MeSH headings for articles from 1993-2015 exploring PCPs' views of their role in the care of patients/survivors of both child and adult cancers. Two independent reviewers screened abstracts for full-text review, abstracted data and performed a quality assessment.

resultsThirty-five articles representing the perspectives of 10,941 PCPs were captured. PCPs' confidence to provide care varied according to cancer phase (e.g. treatment versus survivorship), care domain (e.g. acute medical care versus psychological late effects), and disease prevalence (e.g. breast malignancies versus childhood cancers), with preferences for shared- versus independent-care models varying accordingly. Barriers included a lack of timely and specific information/communication from oncologists and limited knowledge/lack of guidelines, as well as lack of time, remuneration and patient trust. LIMITATIONS: The data was limited by a lack of consideration of the preferences of patients and oncologists, leading to uncertainty about the acceptability and feasibility of suggested changes to cancer care. DISCUSSION: PCPs appear willing to provide cancer care for patients/survivors; however, they report barriers and unmet needs related to providing such care. Future research/interventions should take into account the preferences and needs of PCPs.

Indexed as

Attitude of Health PersonnelPhysician's RoleDelivery of Health CareHumansMedical OncologyNeoplasmsPhysicians, Primary CarePrimary Health Carecancercare managementcare transitionsphysician satisfactionprimary care

Identifiers

PMID27220499
PMCPMC5023605
OpenAlexW2395593049

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.