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Analysing NHS data to improve early diagnosis and guide interventions

Addressing gaps in data is vital for monitoring progress towards the 2028 鈥榚arly-stage鈥� target and optimising diagnostic services and pathways.

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20 June 2024

Background

We need better evidence to target public health education campaigns about possible cancer symptoms to patient groups least likely to seek help, and to support doctors鈥� decisions on weather patients need urgent investigation for suspected cancer when they present with non-specific symptoms. Analysing key metrics of early diagnosis in the population can help to target interventions and pace progress towards the 2028 鈥榚arly-stage鈥� target.

Aims and objectives

  • To establish the frequency of primary care consultations for different presenting symptoms, and related inequalities and associated cancer risk.
  • To enhance the assessment of cancer risk in patients presenting with non-specific symptoms.
  • To examine patient and geographical differences in markers of early diagnosis and diagnostic activity, and develop approaches to enhance their monitoring and assess the impact of early diagnosis improvements.

Policy Relevance & Dissemination鈥�

We are developing an approach for evaluating public health campaigns for possible cancer symptoms and to identify targets for future waves of these interventions and their likely impact. We are聽working聽to improve the classification of risk in patients with presenting symptoms averagely associated with low risk, and contribute to evidence to support the updating of practice guidelines.聽 We hope to聽assist聽in distilling lessons from progress towards early diagnosis, and identify聽opportunities for additional targeting of early diagnosis strategies towards attaining the early stage 2028 target.

We will disseminate the findings through engaging with policymakers and public health practitioners; and through conference presentations and peer-reviewed publications, and web media.

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