Barriers to early diagnosis of symptomatic breast cancer: A qualitative study of Black African, Black Caribbean and White British women living in the UK

Jones, Claire E.L.; Maben, Jill; Lucas, Grace; Davies, Elizabeth A.; Jack, Ruth H.; Ream, Emma

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006944

All Outputs (5)

The association of mood disorders with breast cancer survival: An investigation of linked cancer registration and hospital admission data for South East England (2015)
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Background: Data linkage studies find that depression before or after a breast cancer diagnosis predicts reduced survival. This study aimed to determine whether depression or bipolar recorded in routine hospital admission data independently predicts... Read More about The association of mood disorders with breast cancer survival: An investigation of linked cancer registration and hospital admission data for South East England.

Resection rate, hospital procedure volume and survival in pancreatic cancer patients in England: Population-based study, 2005-2009 (2015)
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Copyright © 2015 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Objective We assessed the association between population resection rates, hospital procedure volume and death rates in pancreatic cancer patients in England. Design Patients diagnosed w... Read More about Resection rate, hospital procedure volume and survival in pancreatic cancer patients in England: Population-based study, 2005-2009.

The effect of emergency presentation on surgery and survival in lung cancer patients in England, 2006-2008 (2015)
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© 2015. A large proportion of lung cancer patients in England are diagnosed through an emergency route, which is associated with poorer outcomes. Here, we investigated the association between emergency presentation and the odds of undergoing surgical... Read More about The effect of emergency presentation on surgery and survival in lung cancer patients in England, 2006-2008.

The varying influence of socioeconomic deprivation on breast cancer screening uptake in London (2015)
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Background We assessed the relationship between screening uptake and socioeconomic deprivation for London women aged 50-52 invited to their first routine screening appointment between 2006 and 2009. Methods We examined uptake for London overall and w... Read More about The varying influence of socioeconomic deprivation on breast cancer screening uptake in London.

Barriers to early diagnosis of symptomatic breast cancer: A qualitative study of Black African, Black Caribbean and White British women living in the UK (2015)
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© 2015, BMJ. All rights reserved. Objectives: Understanding barriers to early diagnosis of symptomatic breast cancer among Black African, Black Caribbean and White British women in the UK. Design: In-depth qualitative interviews using grounded theory... Read More about Barriers to early diagnosis of symptomatic breast cancer: A qualitative study of Black African, Black Caribbean and White British women living in the UK.