'This isn't what mine looked like': A qualitative study of symptom appraisal and help seeking in people recently diagnosed with melanoma

Walter, Fiona M, Birt, Linda, Cavers, Debbie, Scott, Suzanne, Emery, Jon, Burrows, Nigel, Cavanagh, Gina, MacKie, Rona, Weller, David and Campbell, Christine (2014) 'This isn't what mine looked like': A qualitative study of symptom appraisal and help seeking in people recently diagnosed with melanoma. BMJ Open, 4 (7). ISSN 2044-6055

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Abstract

To explore symptom appraisal and help-seeking decisions among patients recently diagnosed with melanomas, and to compare experiences of people with 'thinner' (2 mm) melanomas, as thickness at diagnosis is an important prognostic feature.

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Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Dementia & Complexity in Later Life Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	28 Jan 2015 12:44
Last Modified:	01 Oct 2024 15:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/51946
DOI:	10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005566

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