Affiliated Projects

Safer Dx e-Measures for Reducing Preventable Delays in Cancer Diagnosis

The project will use electronic health record data to quantify how promptly clinicians recognize and act on concerning symptoms or test results that may indicate an undiagnosed cancer
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Examination of Diagnostic Pathways of People with Lung Cancer (PhD)

The overall purpose of this study is to examine the diagnostic pathways by which people are diagnosed with lung cancer in Washington state. Examining the pathways to diagnosis of patients with lung cancer will help to answer key questions about individuals who are identified by recommended LDCT screening, those diagnosed through symptomatic presentation or through opportunistic diagnosis.
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Exploring the complex relationships between pre-existing conditions and cancer diagnosis in an ageing population (PhD)

A multi-disciplinary PhD project, exploring the relationship between pre-existing conditions and cancer diagnostics in symptomatic patients in primary care.
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Exploring the molecular mechanisms underlying pre-diagnostic thrombocytosis in lung cancer patients and evaluating its diagnostic value (PhD)

This multi-disciplinary PhD project aims to evaluate the association of pre-diagnostic thrombocytosis within the different histological subtypes of lung cancer using CRPD data sets with Cancer Registry linkage.
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The development of an abdominal ‘yes-no’ pathway for primary care patients with vague and non-specific abdominal symptoms

The project will provide new important knowledge of the clinical examinations conducted in the year prior to an abdominal cancer diagnosis, plus GPs’ interpretation of symptoms and referral practice and how to improve the diagnostics of abdominal cancers.
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The failure to follow up abnormal test results associated with undiagnosed prevalent cancer in primary care

This PhD aims to determine the prevalence of abnormal test results and the failure to follow-up these results that are associated with undiagnosed prevalent cancer.
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Think Cancer! WICKED Trial (Wales Interventions and Cancer Knowledge about Early Diagnosis)

Introduction Wales, like other UK countries, has relatively poor cancer outcomes and late diagnosis is a major contributor. Referral from... Read More
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Identifying missed opportunities in the diagnosis of cancers in the United States Veterans population

Exploration of potential indicators of quality of cancer diagnosis that may suggest missed opportunities plus studying the effect of indicators on various outcomes in the Veteran Affairs population in United States.
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