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Providing safety netting advice for lung cancer symptoms in primary care: patients preferred active advice Lung cancer (LC) symptoms are often initially non-specific and have poor discriminatory value. The initial consultation for these symptoms may be to reassure patients but it is important to use safety netting strategies to ensure reconsultation in event that symptoms fail to resolve. However, the quality of safety netting has not been researched so far. A qualitative interview study by Black et al (BMC 2022;23:179) involved interview of 20 patients who recently saw their GP with respiratory symptoms which could potentially be presenting features of LC (eg, cough, fatigue, chest pain and weight loss) These patients were all above the age of 40 and had no previous diagnosis of cancer. Three GPs were also recruited for interviews. Some of the participants of the study were recruited pre-COVID-19 pandemic (face-to-face) consultations; the rest had...
Source: Thorax - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tags: Thorax Journal club Source Type: research