Primary care providers have important roles across the cancer continuum, from encouraging
screening and accurate diagnosis to providing care during and after treatment for both the …

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in Europe and the
United States. Survival is strongly related to stage at diagnosis and population-based …

Background: Predisposition to adverse drug events with advancing age has led to the
development of lists of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) to be avoided in the elderly, …

Background Pancreatic cancer is the tenth most common cancer in the UK; however, outcomes
are poor, in part due to late diagnosis. We aimed to identify symptoms and other clinical …

Background: The objective of this study is to investigate symptoms, clinical factors and socio-demographic
factors associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosis and time to …

Purpose There is a lack of robust population-based data regarding the lived experience of
cancer survivors. This study assessed the quality of life (QoL) of survivors of breast, colorectal, …

Background. Previous studies have focused on the treatment received by rural cancer patients
and have not examined their diagnostic pathways as reasons for poorer outcomes in rural …

In Australia, there is limited use of primary health care data for research and for data linkage
between health care settings. This puts Australia behind many developed countries. In …

Background GPs need to recognise significant pigmented skin lesions, given rising UK
incidence rates for malignant melanoma. The 7-point checklist (7PCL) has been recommended …

Objectives To test the feasibility and efficacy of a multifaceted model of shared care for men
after completion of treatment for prostate cancer. Patients and Methods Men who had …