Objective To explore barriers to early presentation and diagnosis with breast cancer among
black women. Design Systematic review. Methods We searched multiple bibliographic …

Objective This study assessed the associations between hospital volume, resection rate and
survival of oesophageal and gastric cancer patients in England. Design 62 811 patients …

Studies from the US have shown variations in breast cancer incidence, stage distribution,
treatment and survival between ethnic groups. Data on 35 631 women diagnosed with …

Background Extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma (EPSCC) is a rare cancer and few studies
describe its epidemiology. Our objectives were to compare the incidence and survival of …

Background Lung cancer outcomes in the UK are worse than in many other developed
nations. Symptom awareness campaigns aim to diagnose patients at an earlier stage to …

BACKGROUND: Compared with some European countries, England has low lung cancer
survival and low use of surgical resection for lung cancer. The use of surgical resection …

Background The use of antidepressants in children and adolescents remains controversial.
We examined trends over time and variation in antidepressant prescribing in children and …

Objective To use newly available self-assigned ethnicity information to investigate variation
in breast cancer screening uptake for women from the 16 specific ethnic groups within the …

Background Breast screening uptake in London is below the Government's target of 70%
and we investigate whether ethnicity affects this. Information on the ethnicity for the …

Objectives Understanding barriers to early diagnosis of symptomatic breast cancer among
Black African, Black Caribbean and White British women in the UK. Design In-depth …