Published in Br J Gen Pract on February 01, 2010
Are the serious problems in cancer survival partly rooted in gatekeeper principles? An ecologic study. Br J Gen Pract (2011) 4.28
Clinical features of bladder cancer in primary care. Br J Gen Pract (2012) 1.89
Explaining variation in cancer survival between 11 jurisdictions in the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership: a primary care vignette survey. BMJ Open (2015) 1.76
Comparison of cancer diagnostic intervals before and after implementation of NICE guidelines: analysis of data from the UK General Practice Research Database. Br J Cancer (2013) 1.71
Evaluation of risk assessment tools for suspected cancer in general practice: a cohort study. Br J Gen Pract (2013) 1.71
Features of childhood cancer in primary care: a population-based nested case-control study. Br J Cancer (2012) 1.23
How frequently do young people with potential cancer symptoms present in primary care? Br J Gen Pract (2011) 1.18
The risk of oesophago-gastric cancer in symptomatic patients in primary care: a large case-control study using electronic records. Br J Cancer (2012) 1.18
How does the thought of cancer arise in a general practice consultation? Interviews with GPs. Scand J Prim Health Care (2012) 1.16
Are UK cancer cure rates worse than in most other European countries? Br J Gen Pract (2010) 1.16
General practitioner characteristics and delay in cancer diagnosis. a population-based cohort study. BMC Fam Pract (2011) 1.03
Patients' confidence in their GP before and after being diagnosed with cancer. Br J Gen Pract (2011) 1.02
Cancer suspicion in general practice: the role of symptoms and patient characteristics, and their association with subsequent cancer. Br J Gen Pract (2013) 1.02
A doctor close at hand: How GPs view their role in cancer care. Scand J Prim Health Care (2010) 0.97
The predictive value of cancer symptoms in primary care. Br J Gen Pract (2010) 0.96
A differentiated approach to referrals from general practice to support early cancer diagnosis - the Danish three-legged strategy. Br J Cancer (2015) 0.95
Symptoms, signs, and tests: The general practitioner's comprehensive approach towards a cancer diagnosis. Scand J Prim Health Care (2015) 0.89
Diagnostic intervals and its association with breast, prostate, lung and colorectal cancer survival in England: historical cohort study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. PLoS One (2015) 0.89
Impact of investigations in general practice on timeliness of referral for patients subsequently diagnosed with cancer: analysis of national primary care audit data. Br J Cancer (2015) 0.86
A geographical cluster randomised stepped wedge study of continuing medical education and cancer diagnosis in general practice. Implement Sci (2014) 0.85
Decision making and referral from primary care for possible lung and colorectal cancer: a qualitative study of patients' experiences. Br J Gen Pract (2014) 0.84
Age and Gender Variations in Cancer Diagnostic Intervals in 15 Cancers: Analysis of Data from the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink. PLoS One (2015) 0.80
Symptom interpretation and health care seeking in ovarian cancer. BMC Womens Health (2011) 0.78
Commentary. Cancer diagnosis - the role of urgent referral guidelines. Br J Gen Pract (2010) 0.77
Development of an algorithm to identify urgent referrals for suspected cancer from the Danish Primary Care Referral Database. Clin Epidemiol (2016) 0.77
Impact of continuing medical education in cancer diagnosis on GP knowledge, attitude and readiness to investigate - a before-after study. BMC Fam Pract (2016) 0.76
Implementation of immunochemical faecal occult blood test in general practice: a study protocol using a cluster-randomised stepped-wedge design. BMC Cancer (2016) 0.75
Evaluating a computer aid for assessing stomach symptoms (ECASS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials (2016) 0.75
Diagnostic value of symptoms of oesophagogastric cancers in primary care: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Gen Pract (2015) 0.75
Impact of a continuing medical education meeting on the use and timing of urgent cancer referrals among general practitioners - a before-after study. BMC Fam Pract (2017) 0.75
Increased consultation frequency in primary care, a risk marker for cancer: a case-control study. Scand J Prim Health Care (2016) 0.75
Tumour stage and implementation of standardised cancer patient pathways: a comparative cohort study. Br J Gen Pract (2016) 0.75
Does the Primary Care Experience Influence the Cancer Diagnostic Process? Int J Family Med (2015) 0.75
Primary care physicians and oncologists are partners in cancer announcement. Support Care Cancer (2015) 0.75
Screening and prostate-cancer mortality in a randomized European study. N Engl J Med (2009) 35.94
Mortality results from a randomized prostate-cancer screening trial. N Engl J Med (2009) 30.05
Influence of delay on survival in patients with breast cancer: a systematic review. Lancet (1999) 13.10
Accuracy of CT colonography for detection of large adenomas and cancers. N Engl J Med (2008) 9.32
A prospective evaluation of plasma prostate-specific antigen for detection of prostatic cancer. JAMA (1995) 8.60
Causes of cancer in the world: comparative risk assessment of nine behavioural and environmental risk factors. Lancet (2005) 6.63
Alarm symptoms in early diagnosis of cancer in primary care: cohort study using General Practice Research Database. BMJ (2007) 4.93
A randomized study of lung cancer screening with spiral computed tomography: three-year results from the DANTE trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2009) 4.51
Population-based cancer survival trends in England and Wales up to 2007: an assessment of the NHS cancer plan for England. Lancet Oncol (2009) 4.44
What if cancer survival in Britain were the same as in Europe: how many deaths are avoidable? Br J Cancer (2009) 4.31
Clinical features of colorectal cancer before diagnosis: a population-based case-control study. Br J Cancer (2005) 4.19
Risk of ovarian cancer in women with symptoms in primary care: population based case-control study. BMJ (2009) 4.18
Prediction of colorectal cancer by a patient consultation questionnaire and scoring system: a prospective study. Lancet (2002) 3.95
Predictive value of signs and symptoms for colorectal cancer in patients with rectal bleeding in general practice. Fam Pract (1995) 3.82
Frequency of symptoms of ovarian cancer in women presenting to primary care clinics. JAMA (2004) 3.81
What are the clinical features of lung cancer before the diagnosis is made? A population based case-control study. Thorax (2005) 3.66
Rectal bleeding and colorectal cancer in general practice: diagnostic study. BMJ (2000) 3.46
Is late diagnosis of lung cancer inevitable? Interview study of patients' recollections of symptoms before diagnosis. Thorax (2005) 3.34
Diagnostic utility of alarm features for colorectal cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis. Gut (2008) 2.82
Diagnosis of colorectal cancer in primary care: the evidence base for guidelines. Fam Pract (2004) 2.61
Factors identifying higher risk rectal bleeding in general practice. Br J Gen Pract (2005) 2.59
Epidemiology of inflammatory breast cancer (IBC). Breast Dis (2006) 2.46
Experience of health changes and reasons for delay in seeking care: a UK study of the months prior to the diagnosis of lung cancer. Soc Sci Med (2005) 2.43
Stage, survival and delays in lung, colorectal, prostate and ovarian cancer: comparison between diagnostic routes. Br J Gen Pract (2007) 2.40
Clinical features of prostate cancer before diagnosis: a population-based, case-control study. Br J Gen Pract (2006) 2.20
Rectal bleeding: prevalence and consultation behaviour. BMJ (1995) 2.11
The presentation and management of female breast symptoms in general practice in Sheffield. Fam Pract (1999) 2.08
Five misconceptions in cancer diagnosis. Br J Gen Pract (2009) 2.07
Risk in primary care of colorectal cancer from new onset rectal bleeding: 10 year prospective study. BMJ (2006) 2.07
Clinical features of primary brain tumours: a case-control study using electronic primary care records. Br J Gen Pract (2007) 2.05
The importance of anaemia in diagnosing colorectal cancer: a case-control study using electronic primary care records. Br J Cancer (2008) 2.04
The mortality of colorectal cancer in relation to the initial symptom at presentation to primary care and to the duration of symptoms: a cohort study using medical records. Br J Cancer (2006) 2.01
The risk of colorectal cancer with symptoms at different ages and between the sexes: a case-control study. BMC Med (2009) 1.76
Identification of serum biomarkers for colon cancer by proteomic analysis. Br J Cancer (2006) 1.66
Early symptoms of ovarian cancer: a case-control study without recall bias. Fam Pract (2005) 1.65
The incidence and outcome of rectal bleeding in general practice. Fam Pract (1993) 1.62
Symptoms associated with diagnosis of ovarian cancer: a systematic review. BJOG (2005) 1.61
Negative chest X-rays in primary care patients with lung cancer. Br J Gen Pract (2006) 1.60
Prostate cancers in men with low PSA levels--must we find them? N Engl J Med (2004) 1.52
Elevated serum matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) concentration predicts the presence of colorectal neoplasia in symptomatic patients. Br J Cancer (2007) 1.52
Early lung cancer: screening and detection. Prim Care Respir J (2006) 1.51
Pathways to the diagnosis of lung cancer in the UK: a cohort study. BMC Fam Pract (2008) 1.47
Risk of colorectal cancer in general practice patients presenting with rectal bleeding, change in bowel habit or anaemia. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) (2006) 1.45
Determining the date of diagnosis--is it a simple matter? The impact of different approaches to dating diagnosis on estimates of delayed care for ovarian cancer in UK primary care. BMC Med Res Methodol (2009) 1.41
A paradox explained? Patients with delayed diagnosis of symptomatic colorectal cancer have good prognosis. Colorectal Dis (2006) 1.38
Serum tumour markers: how to order and interpret them. BMJ (2009) 1.37
Symptomatic diagnosis of prostate cancer in primary care: a structured review. Br J Gen Pract (2004) 1.34
Identifying symptoms of ovarian cancer: a qualitative and quantitative study. BJOG (2008) 1.33
Effect of delays in primary care referral on survival of women with epithelial ovarian cancer: retrospective audit. BMJ (2002) 1.33
Recent trends in cancer survival across Europe between 2000 and 2004: a model-based period analysis from 12 cancer registries. Eur J Cancer (2008) 1.29
Chest radiography in general practice: indications, diagnostic yield and consequences for patient management. Br J Gen Pract (2006) 1.20
Feasibility of screening for ovarian cancer using symptoms as selection criteria. BJOG (2007) 1.15
Characterizing breast symptoms in family practice. Ann Fam Med (2008) 1.14
Use of a computer-aided detection system to detect missed lung cancer at chest radiography. Radiology (2009) 1.06
PSA, PSA density, PSA density of transition zone, free/total PSA ratio, and PSA velocity for early detection of prostate cancer in men with serum PSA 2.5 to 4.0 ng/mL. Urology (1999) 1.05
Unexplained lymphadenopathy in family practice. An evaluation of the probability of malignant causes and the effectiveness of physicians' workup. J Fam Pract (1988) 1.04
Surgery and the reduction of mortality from prostate cancer. N Engl J Med (2002) 0.97
Time spans from first symptom to treatment in patients with lung cancer--the influence of symptoms and demographic characteristics. Acta Oncol (2008) 0.95
Lymphadenopathy in a family practice. J Fam Pract (1981) 0.92
The changing epidemiology of lung cancer with a focus on screening. BMJ (2009) 0.91
Guidelines--for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men? Clin Med (2003) 0.90
Use of a patient consultation questionnaire and weighted numerical scoring system for the prediction of colorectal cancer and other colorectal pathology in symptomatic patients: a prospective cohort validation study of a Welsh population. Colorectal Dis (2009) 0.88
Lymphadenopathy in a family practice: a descriptive study of 249 cases. J Fam Pract (1985) 0.87
Lung cancer resection rate in south Manchester: is it comparable to international standards? Results of a prospective tracking study. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2007) 0.84
The value of digital rectal examination as a predictor of prostate cancer diagnosis among United States Veterans referred for prostate biopsy. Cancer Detect Prev (2006) 0.84
Colorectal cancer detection by measuring DNA from exfoliated colonocytes obtained by direct contact with rectal mucosa. Int J Oncol (2009) 0.82
Are we coming full circle for lung cancer screening a second time? Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2009) 0.82
The value of auditing negative lower GI investigations preceding a final diagnosis of colorectal cancer. Colorectal Dis (2009) 0.82
The invisible worm: ovarian cancer. BMJ (2009) 0.78
Early lung cancer detection: the role of primary care. Prim Care Respir J (2006) 0.78
Commentary. Cancer diagnosis - the role of urgent referral guidelines. Br J Gen Pract (2010) 0.77
Ovarian cancer. Not a silent killer. BMJ (2009) 0.77