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The researchers’ role in knowledge translation: a realist evaluation of the development and implementation of diagnostic pathways for cancer in two United Kingdom localities (2017)
Journal Article
Banks, J., Wye, L., Hall, N., Rooney, J., Walter, F. M., Hamilton, W., …Rubin, G. (2017). The researchers’ role in knowledge translation: a realist evaluation of the development and implementation of diagnostic pathways for cancer in two United Kingdom localities. Health Research Policy and Systems, 15(1), Article 103. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-017-0267-8

Background: In examining an initiative to develop and implement new cancer diagnostic pathways in two English localities, this paper evaluates ‘what works’ and examines the role of researchers in facilitating knowledge translation amongst teams of lo... Read More about The researchers’ role in knowledge translation: a realist evaluation of the development and implementation of diagnostic pathways for cancer in two United Kingdom localities.

Understanding symptom appraisal and help-seeking in people with symptoms suggestive of pancreatic cancer: a qualitative study (2017)
Journal Article
Mills, K., Birt, L., Emery, J. D., Hall, N., Banks, J., Johnson, M., …Walter, F. M. (2017). Understanding symptom appraisal and help-seeking in people with symptoms suggestive of pancreatic cancer: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 7(9), Article e015682. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015682

Objective: Pancreatic cancer has poor survival rates due to non-specific symptoms leading to later diagnosis. Understanding how patients interpret their symptoms could inform approaches to earlier diagnosis. This study sought to explore symptom appra... Read More about Understanding symptom appraisal and help-seeking in people with symptoms suggestive of pancreatic cancer: a qualitative study.

Evidence of advanced stage colorectal cancer with longer diagnostic intervals: a pooled analysis of seven primary care cohorts comprising 11720 patients in five countries (2017)
Journal Article
Tørring, M., Murchie, P., Hamilton, W., Vedsted, P., Esteva, M., Lautrup, M., …Rubin, G. (2017). Evidence of advanced stage colorectal cancer with longer diagnostic intervals: a pooled analysis of seven primary care cohorts comprising 11720 patients in five countries. British Journal of Cancer, 117(6), 888-897. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2017.236

Background: The benefits from expedited diagnosis of symptomatic cancer are uncertain. We aimed to analyse the relationship between stage of colorectal cancer (CRC) and the primary and specialist care components of the diagnostic interval. Methods: W... Read More about Evidence of advanced stage colorectal cancer with longer diagnostic intervals: a pooled analysis of seven primary care cohorts comprising 11720 patients in five countries.

Typical and atypical presenting symptoms of breast cancer and their associations with diagnostic intervals: Evidence from a national audit of cancer diagnosis (2017)
Journal Article
Koo, M. M., von Wagner, C., Abel, G. A., McPhail, S., Rubin, G. P., & Lyratzopoulos, G. (2017). Typical and atypical presenting symptoms of breast cancer and their associations with diagnostic intervals: Evidence from a national audit of cancer diagnosis. Cancer Epidemiology, 48, 140-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2017.04.010

Introduction Most symptomatic women with breast cancer have relatively short diagnostic intervals but a substantial minority experience prolonged journeys to diagnosis. Atypical presentations (with symptoms other than breast lump) may be responsible.... Read More about Typical and atypical presenting symptoms of breast cancer and their associations with diagnostic intervals: Evidence from a national audit of cancer diagnosis.

Clinical features of bowel disease in patients aged <50 years in primary care: a large case-control study (2017)
Journal Article
Stapley, S. A., Rubin, G. P., Alsina, D., Shephard, E. A., Rutter, M. D., & Hamilton, W. T. (2017). Clinical features of bowel disease in patients aged

Background Incidences of colorectal cancer (CRC) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are increasing in those aged <50 years. Aim To identify and quantify clinical features in primary care of CRC/IBD in those aged <50 years. This study considered the...