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Epidemiology: Cancer survival
Georgios Lyratzopoulos
May 28, 2015
Profiling for primary-care presentation, investigation and referral for liver cancers
BACKGROUND AND AIM: The incidence of liver cancer across Europe is increasing. There is a lack of evidence within the current literature on the identification and investigation of liver cancer within primary care. We aimed to...
Persistent inequalities in unplanned hospitalisation among colon cancer patients across critical phases of their care pathway, England, 2011-13.
BACKGROUND: Reducing hospital emergency admissions is a key target for all modern health systems. METHODS: We analysed colon cancer patients diagnosed in 2011-13 in England. We screened their individual Hospital Episode...
Post-sampling mortality and non-response patterns in the English Cancer Patient Experience Survey
Socio-demographic variation in stage at diagnosis of breast, bladder, colon, endometrial, lung, melanoma, prostate, rectal, renal and ovarian cancer in England and its population impact
Abstract: Background: Stage at diagnosis strongly predicts cancer survival and understanding related inequalities could guide interventions. Methods: We analysed incident cases diagnosed with 10 solid tumours included in the UK...
Improving the Timely Detection of Bladder and Kidney Cancer in Primary Care.
Bladder and kidney cancer are the 10th and 7th most common cancers in the United Kingdom (UK). They present with symptoms that are typically investigated via the same diagnostic pathway. However, diagnosing these cancers can be...
Inequalities in reported cancer patient experience by socio-demographic characteristic and cancer site
healthcare inequalities hospital Neoplasms oncology service patient satisfaction Quality of Health Care Adolescent Adult Age Factors Aged Aged 80 and over England Ethnicity Female Humans Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Minority Groups Neoplasms Odds Ratio patient satisfaction Quality of Health Care Sex Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Young Adult
Improving the Timely Detection of Bladder and Kidney Cancer in Primary Care
Abstract: Bladder and kidney cancer are the 10th and 7th most common cancers in the United Kingdom (UK). They present with symptoms that are typically investigated via the same diagnostic pathway. However, diagnosing these...
Diagnosing cancer in patients with 'non-alarm' symptoms
Efforts to improve cancer outcomes have led to the introduction of policies to enable ‘fast-track’ referrals from primary to secondary care for patients with possible cancer. Although these schemes, also known as ‘two-week-wait’...
Cost-effectiveness of primary offer of IVF vs. primary offer of IUI followed by IVF (for IUI failures) in couples with unexplained or mild male factor subfertility.
Socio-demographic variation in stage at diagnosis of breast, bladder, colon, endometrial, lung, melanoma, prostate, rectal, renal and ovarian cancer in England and its population impact.
BACKGROUND: Stage at diagnosis strongly predicts cancer survival and understanding related inequalities could guide interventions. METHODS: We analysed incident cases diagnosed with 10 solid tumours included in the UK government...
Adult Aged Aged 80 and over Breast Neoplasms Colonic Neoplasms Demography Endometrial Neoplasms England Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Kidney Neoplasms Lung Neoplasms Male Melanoma Middle Aged Neoplasms Ovarian Neoplasms Prognosis Prostatic Neoplasms Rectal Neoplasms Socioeconomic Factors Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
Pre-referral general practitioner consultations and subsequent experience of cancer care
Cancer consultation general practitioner oncology patient experience referral Adult Aged England Female General Practice Humans Male Middle Aged Neoplasms Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patient Participation patient satisfaction Physician-Patient Relations Referral and Consultation Surveys and Questionnaires trust
Missing data and chance variation in public reporting of cancer stage at diagnosis
BACKGROUND: The percentage of cancer patients diagnosed at an early stage is reported publicly for geographically-defined populations corresponding to healthcare commissioning organisations in England, and linked to...
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