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Help seeking for cancer 'alarm' symptoms: a qualitative interview study of primary care patients in the UK.

Whitaker, KL; Macleod, U; Winstanley, K; Scott, SE; Wardle, J; (2015) Help seeking for cancer 'alarm' symptoms: a qualitative interview study of primary care patients in the UK. Br J Gen Pract , 65 (631) e96 - e105. 10.3399/bjgp15X683533. Green open access

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Abstract

Delay in help seeking for cancer 'alarm' symptoms has been identified as a contributor to delayed diagnosis.

Type: Article
Title: Help seeking for cancer 'alarm' symptoms: a qualitative interview study of primary care patients in the UK.
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp15X683533
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.3399/bjgp15X683533
Language: English
Additional information: This article is Open Access: CC BY-NC 3.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/).
Keywords: awareness, cancer, fear, general practice, help-seeking, ‘alarm’ symptoms
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1465396
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