Developing a safety-netting intervention for the earlier diagnosis of cancer in primary care: the Shared Safety Net Action Plan (SSNAP)

Background Diagnosing cancer earlier broadens treatment options and improves survival outcomes. When symptoms do not indicate a cancer diagnosis referral, evidence suggests patients could play an important role in achieving a faster cancer diagnosis by assisting with symptom follow-up and review. Little is known about how to engage patients in diagnosis and what a safety-netting intervention involving patients in primary care might entail. Aim...