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Lindsay J L Forbes
Researcher at University of Kent
Publications - 63
Citations - 2987
Lindsay J L Forbes is an academic researcher from University of Kent. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Breast cancer. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 63 publications receiving 2612 citations. Previous affiliations of Lindsay J L Forbes include St George's, University of London & King's College London.
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Blood pressure control by home monitoring: meta-analysis of randomised trials
TL;DR: Blood pressure control in people with hypertension and the proportion achieving targets are increased when home blood pressure monitoring is used rather than standardBlood pressure monitoring in the healthcare system is increased.
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Differences in cancer awareness and beliefs between Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the UK (the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership): do they contribute to differences in cancer survival?
Lindsay J L Forbes,Alice E. Simon,Fiona Warburton,David Boniface,Katherine Emma Brain,Anita Dessaix,Conan Donnelly,Kerry Haynes,Line Hvidberg,Magdalena Lagerlund,G. Lockwood,Carol Tishelman,Peter Vedsted,M. N. Vigmostad,Amanda-Jane Ramirez,Jane Wardle +15 more
TL;DR: The UK had low awareness of age-related risk and the highest perceived barriers to symptomatic presentation, but symptom awareness in the UK did not differ from other countries, which suggests that other factors must be involved in explaining Denmark's poor survival rates.
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Interventions to promote cancer awareness and early presentation: systematic review
J. Austoker,Clare Bankhead,Clare Bankhead,Lindsay J L Forbes,L Atkins,Finbarr C. Martin,Kathryn A. Robb,Jane Wardle,Amanda-Jane Ramirez +8 more
TL;DR: There is some evidence that interventions delivered to individuals modestly increase cancer awareness in the short term and insufficient evidence that they promote early presentation, although the evidence is limited.
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Risk factors for delay in symptomatic presentation: a survey of cancer patients.
TL;DR: Approaches to promote early presentation should aim to increase awareness of the significance of cancer symptoms and should be designed to work for people of the lowest socioeconomic status.
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A systematic review of barriers to early presentation and diagnosis with breast cancer among black women.
Claire E L Jones,Jill Maben,Ruth H Jack,Elizabeth Davies,Lindsay J L Forbes,Grace Lucas,Emma Ream +6 more
TL;DR: Strategies to improve early presentation and diagnosis with breast cancer among black women need to address symptom recognition and interpretation of risk, as well as fears of the consequences of cancer.