Using behaviour change and implementation science to address low referral rates in oncology

• Main Authors: Janet C. Long (Author), Deborah Debono (Author), Rachel Williams (Author), Elizabeth Salisbury (Author), Sharron O'Neill (Author), Elizabeth Eykman (Author), Jordan Butler (Author), Robert Rawson (Author), Kim-Ch (Author), Stephen R. Thompson (Author), Jeffrey Braithwaite (Author), Melvin Chin (Author), Natalie Taylor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Patients undergoing surgery for bowel cancer now have a routine screening test to assess their genetic predisposition to this and other cancers (Lynch syndrome). A result indicating a high risk should trigger referral to a genetic clinic for diagnostic testing, information, and m...