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Protocol for a Feasibility study incorporating a Randomised Pilot Trial with an Embedded Process Evaluation and Feasibility Economic Analysis of ThinkCancer!: A primary care intervention to expedite cancer diagnosis in Wales

2020-12-03

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Background</h4> Relative to the rest of Europe, the UK has relatively poor cancer outcomes, with late diagnosis and a slow referral process being major contributors. General practitioners (GPs) are often faced with patients presenting with a multitude of non-specific symptoms that could be cancer. Safety netting can be used to manage diagnostic uncertainty by ensuring patients with vague symp...

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10.1101/2020.12.01.20241554
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