The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Advance care planning in primary care for patients with gastrointestinal cancer: feasibility randomised trial.
Advance (anticipatory) care planning (ACP) requires discussions between patients and healthcare professionals about planning for future deterioration in health. ACP improves care coordination but uptake is limited and often deferred. ⋯ An RCT of ACP for people with incurable cancer in primary care is feasible. Patient, carer, and GP attitudes and behaviours determined acceptability and timing of care planning.
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Observational Study
Diagnoses after newly recorded abdominal pain in primary care: observational cohort study.
Non-acute abdominal pain in primary care is diagnostically challenging. ⋯ Although abdominal pain commonly remains unexplained, non-malignant diagnosis are more likely than cancer.