Diagnostic testing patterns for lung cancer-related symptoms in primary care: a retrospective cohort study
There is significant variation in diagnostic testing for lung cancer-related symptoms in Australian primary care. Future efforts should focus on optimising testing for high-risk symptoms, rationalising investigations for non-specific symptoms, implementing safety-netting for low-risk but not no-risk symptoms and addressing socioeconomic disparities in testing rates.
Authors
- Shaoke Lei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6772-0649)
- Brent Venning (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2631-1002)
- Alison Pearce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5690-9542)
- Jon Emery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5274-6336)
- Alex Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1007-1382)
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Nanyang Technological University (SG)
- Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (AU)
- Cancer Council NSW (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Respiratory Research
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2025-003337
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Cancer Research UK
- Department of Health, State Government of Victoria
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council