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Patient and carer perceived barriers to early presentation and diagnosis of lung cancer: a systematic review.
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82 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of interventions to recognise, refer and diagnose patients with lung cancer symptoms.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Barriers and Facilitators to Participation in Health Screening: an Umbrella Review Across Conditions.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2022Pooled it
- Promoting lung cancer awareness, help-seeking and early detection: a systematic review of interventions.Health promotion international · 2021Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Interventional Cancer Education Programs for School Students Aged 8-19 Years: a Systematic Review.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2021Pooled it
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Abstract
backgroundLung cancer is typically diagnosed at a late stage. Early presentation and detection of lung cancer symptoms is critical to improving survival but can be clinically complicated and as yet a robust screening method for diagnosis is not available in routine practice. Accordingly, the barriers to help-seeking behaviour and diagnosis need to be considered. This review aimed to document the barriers to early presentation and diagnosis of lung cancer, based on patient and carer perspectives.
methodsA systematic review of databases was performed for original, English language articles discussing qualitative research on patient perceived barriers to early presentation and diagnosis of lung cancer. Three major databases were searched: Scopus, PubMed and EBSCOhost. References cited in the selected studies were searched for further relevant articles.
resultsFourteen studies met inclusion criteria for review. Barriers were grouped into three categories: healthcare provider and system factors, patient factors and disease factors.
conclusionsStudies showed that the most frequently reported barriers to early presentation and diagnosis of lung cancer reported by patients and carers related to poor relationships between GPs and patients, a lack of access to services and care for patients, and a lack of awareness of lung cancer symptoms and treatment. Addressing these barriers offers opportunities by which rates of early diagnosis of lung cancer may be improved.
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