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Lung cancer pathway inequalities for adults with severe mental health conditions: A mixed-methods analysis of barriers to screening and care pathways in South East London

2026-06-09

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<h4>Background</h4> Adults with severe mental health conditions (often referred to as severe mental illness – SMI) experience 15–20-year mortality gap relative to the general population, with lung cancer a significant contributor. National cancer policy targets earlier diagnosis but does not explicitly address how pathways function for this group. <h4>Aims</h4> This study aimed to describe lung cancer risk, prev...

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Literature Corpus work: 193c67ce-6951-561b-9ba2-ac37fbd62c03
DOI: 10.64898/2026.06.08.26355143

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