Is increased time to diagnosis and treatment in symptomatic cancer associated with poorer outcomes? Systematic review

RD Neal, P Tharmanathan, B France, NU Din… - British journal of …, 2015 - nature.com
Background: It is unclear whether more timely cancer diagnosis brings favourable outcomes,
with much of the previous evidence, in some cancers, being equivocal. We set out to …

The expanding role of primary care in cancer control

G Rubin, A Berendsen, SM Crawford… - The lancet …, 2015 - thelancet.com
The nature of cancer control is changing, with an increasing emphasis, fuelled by public and
political demand, on prevention, early diagnosis, and patient experience during and after …

Next steps for adolescent and young adult oncology workshop: an update on progress and recommendations for the future

AW Smith, NL Seibel, DR Lewis, KH Albritton… - Cancer, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Each year, 70,000 adolescents and young adults (AYAs) between ages 15 and 39 years in
the United States are diagnosed with cancer. In 2006, a National Cancer Institute (NCI) …

Available, accessible, aware, appropriate, and acceptable: a strategy to improve participation of teenagers and young adults in cancer trials

LA Fern, JA Lewandowski, KM Coxon… - The Lancet …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Under-representation of teenagers and young adults in clinical trials for cancer is
acknowledged internationally and might account for the lower survival gains noted for this …

Associations between diagnostic time intervals and health-related quality of life, clinical anxiety and depression in adolescents and young adults with cancer: cross …

AS Forster, A Herbert, MM Koo, RM Taylor… - British journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Background The association of diagnostic intervals and outcomes is poorly understood in
adolescents and young adults with cancer (AYA). We investigated associations between …

The impact of lag time to cancer diagnosis and treatment on clinical outcomes prior to the COVID-19 pandemic: A sco** review of systematic reviews and meta …

P Tope, E Farah, R Ali, M El-Zein, WH Miller, EL Franco - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted cancer care, raising concerns
regarding the impact of wait time, or 'lag time', on clinical outcomes. We aimed to …

Diagnostic timeliness in adolescents and young adults with cancer: a cross-sectional analysis of the BRIGHTLIGHT cohort

A Herbert, G Lyratzopoulos, J Whelan… - The Lancet Child & …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) are thought to experience prolonged
intervals to cancer diagnosis, but evidence quantifying this hypothesis and identifying high …

Research priorities for young people with cancer: a UK priority setting partnership with the James Lind Alliance

S Aldiss, LA Fern, RS Phillips, A Callaghan, K Dyker… - Bmj Open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To conduct a UK-wide survey of young people who have experienced cancer,
carers and professionals, to identify and prioritise research questions to inform decisions of …

The support and information needs of adolescents and young adults with cancer when active treatment ends

S Lea, A Martins, LA Fern, M Bassett, M Cable, G Doig… - BMC cancer, 2020 - Springer
Background The end of active treatment is a period of high stress for young people with
cancer, but limited literature exists about their information and support needs during this …

The sooner the better? How symptom interval correlates with outcome in children and adolescents with solid tumors: regression tree analysis of the findings of a …

A Ferrari, S Lo Vullo, D Giardiello… - Pediatric Blood & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background The potential impact of diagnostic delays on patients' outcomes is a debated
issue in pediatric oncology and discordant results have been published so far. We attempted …