On ovarian cancer risk
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On symptom appraisal and delays in diagnosis
Hamilton W, Peters TJ, Bankhead C, Sharp D. Risk of ovarian cancer in women with symptoms in primary care: population based case-control study. Bmj. 2009;339:b2998.
Low EL, Whitaker KL, Simon AE, Sekhon M, Waller J. Women's interpretation of and responses to potential gynaecological cancer symptoms: a qualitative interview study. BMJ open. 2015;5(7):e008082.
Whitaker KL, Macleod U, Winstanley K, Scott SE, Wardle J. Help seeking for cancer 'alarm' symptoms: a qualitative interview study of primary care patients in the UK. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners. 2015;65(631):e96-e105.
Whitaker KL, Winstanley K, Macleod U, Scott SE, Wardle J. Low cancer suspicion following experience of a cancer 'warning sign'. European journal of cancer. 2015;51(16):2473-9.
Brandner S, Muller-Nordhorn J, Stritter W, Fotopoulou C, Sehouli J, Holmberg C. Symptomization and triggering processes: ovarian cancer patients' narratives on pre-diagnostic sensation experiences and the initiation of healthcare seeking. Social science & medicine. 2014;119:123-30.
Walter F, Webster A, Scott S, Emery J. The Andersen Model of Total Patient Delay: a systematic review of its application in cancer diagnosis. Journal of health services research & policy. 2012;17(2):110-8.
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