Renzi C

ORCID: 0000-0003-3845-9493 · 5 papers in corpus
observational 2026
·doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-8853652/v1

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…

observational 2025
Journal of public health (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdaf014

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the likelihood of attributing colorectal cancer (CRC) symptoms to medications for chronic conditions. METHODS: The online vignette survey included 1287 participants aged ≥50 years, with quota sampling to recruit s…

2025
Psycho-oncology ·doi:10.1002/pon.70151

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 …

review 2023
British journal of cancer ·doi:10.1038/s41416-023-02450-4

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…

observational 2019
BMC health services research ·doi:10.1186/s12913-019-4075-4

BACKGROUND: One 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 prese…