Reasons for non-uptake and subsequent participation in the NHS Bowel cancer screening programme: A qualitative study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1705-1711

  Palmer, C K ^a   Thomas, M C ^a   Von Wagner, C ^a   Raine, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bowel cancer; bowel cancer screening; colorectal cancer screening; guaiac faecal occult blood test (gFOBt); nonuptake; qualitative; socio economic circumstances

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTESTINE CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SHAME; SOCIOECONOMICS; TABOO; AGED; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HOME; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GUAIAC; HUMANS; INTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

EID: 84897575350     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.125     Document Type: Article

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