'Think gynae’: help seeking behaviour in women with gynaecological cancer

<p>In this episode, we talk to Dr Pauline Williams, a GP and an NRS Career Research Fellow. She’s based at the Institute of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Aberdeen.</p><p><em>Title of paper: Help seeking behaviour in women diagnosed with gynaecological cancer: a systematic review.&nbsp;</em></p><p><strong>Available at: </strong><a href="https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0071" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0071</strong></a></p><p>Reducing diagnostic delay, by improving patients’ help seeking behaviour, may reduce the UK’s excess gynaecological cancer mortality. This review identifies that symptom knowledge is not enough to initiate help seeking; patients must also have the time or means to attend health care and be motivated enough, by previous experience, to overcome any fear or embarrassment they may have.</p>