Why do European primary care physicians sometimes not think of, or act on, a possible cancer diagnosis? A qualitative study.
Senada HajdarevicCecilia HögbergMercè Marzo-CastillejoVija SiliņaJolanta Sawicka-PowierzaMagadalena EstevaTuomas KoskelaDavorina PetekSara Contreras-MartosMarcello MangioneZlata Ožvačić AdžićRadost AsenovaSvjetlana Gašparović BabićMette BrekkeKrzysztof BuczkowskiNicola BuonoSerap Çifçili SalihaGeert-Jan DinantBabette DoornRobert D HoffmanGeorge KuodzaPeter MurchieLiina PilvAida PuiaAurimas RapalaviciusEmmanouil SmyrnakisBirgitta WeltermannMichael HarrisPublished in: BJGP open (2023)
The study identified six overarching themes which need to be addressed. Doing so should reduce morbidity and mortality in the small proportion of patients who have a significant, avoidable delay in their cancer diagnosis. The 'Swiss cheese' model of accident causation shows how the themes relate to each other.