Can early cancer detection be improved in deprived areas by involving community pharmacists?

What it found

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Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

1. Early cancer diagnosis and community pharmacies: a systematic review.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2026
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2. Experience-based co-design of an active case finding service for colorectal cancer in community pharmacies: findings from a focused ethnography.Research involvement and engagement · 2025
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3. Assessment and treatment of reflux-like symptoms in the community: a multidisciplinary perspective.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2024
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4. Management of sexually transmitted infections: a qualitative assessment of community pharmacy practices in the Ho Municipality, Ghana.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2023
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5. A pharmacist-led community-based survey study: Determining the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on actionable factors associated with worse cancer outcomes and cancer health disparities.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2023
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6. Factors influencing symptom appraisal and help-seeking of older adults with possible cancer: a mixed-methods systematic review.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2022
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7. Roles of Community Pharmacists in Cancer Management.Innovations in pharmacy · 2022
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Authors and funding

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