Targeted encouragement of GP consultations for possible cancer symptoms: a randomised controlled trial

Background For some common cancers, survival is lower in the UK than in comparable high-income countries. Aim To assess the effectiveness of a targeted postal intervention (to promote awareness of cancer symptoms and earlier help seeking) on patient consultation rates. Design and setting A two-arm randomised controlled trial was carried out on patients aged 50–84 years registered at 23 general practices in rural and urban areas of Greater...