Lyratzopoulos G

Abstract Background: Mental health conditions may be associated with delayed cancer diagnosis, yet evidence remains limited. We aimed to explore if anxiety and/or depression influence symptom attribution, intended help-seeking, and atti…

Accurate and reproducible phenotyping is essential for large-scale biomedical research. However, developing robust phenotype definitions in biobanks is challenging due to diverse data sources and varying medical ontologies. As a result, the…

ObjectiveTo investigate the likelihood of attributing colorectal cancer (CRC) symptoms to medications for chronic conditions.MethodsThe online vignette survey included 1287 participants aged ≥50 years, with quota sampling to recruit suffici…

BackgroundBowel cancer is a common cause of cancer deaths and survival increases dramatically with earlier diagnosis. People with mental health problems such as anxiety and/or depression (A/D) are less likely to engage in health behaviours …

Researchers and research funders aiming to improve diagnosis seek to identify if, when, where, and how earlier diagnosis is possible. This has led to the propagation of research studies using a wide range of methodologies and data sources t…

BackgroundOne in three colon cancers are diagnosed as an emergency, which is associated with worse cancer outcomes. Chronic conditions (comorbidities) affect large proportions of adults and they might influence the risk of emergency present…