Communicating cancer risk in the primary care consultation when using a cancer risk assessment tool: Qualitative study with service users and practitioners.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer risk assessment tools are designed to help detect cancer risk in symptomatic individuals presenting to primary care. An early detection of cancer risk could mean early referral for investigations, diagnosis and treatment, helping to address late diagnosis of cancer. It is not clear how best cancer risk may be communicated to patients when using a cancer risk assessment tool to assess their risk of developing cancer.

Objective

We aimed to explore the perspectives of service users and primary care practitioners on communicating cancer risk information to patients, when using QCancer, a cancer risk assessment tool.

Design

A qualitative study involving the use of individual interviews and focus groups.

Setting and participants

Conducted in primary

SUBMITTER: Akanuwe JNA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7104630 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature