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Cancer and Primary Care

The rising burden of cancer, compounded by various global health challenges, has emerged as a critical public health issue. Primary care plays a central role in the whole spectrum of cancer health care, from risk reduction, early detection, and diagnosis to treatment and survivorship. This Topic Collection in Family Medicine and Community Health (FMCH) aims to address the multifaceted role of primary care in cancer management. Communication Exploring conservative management for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 in organised cervical cancer screening programmes: a multicentre study in Italy (2 February, 2024) Silvia Gori, Helena Frayle, Alessio Pagan, Marika Soldà, Cesare Romagnolo, Egle Insacco, Licia Laurino, Mario Matteucci, Giuseppe Sordi, Enrico Busato, Manuel Zorzi, Tiziano Maggino, Annarosa Del Mistro Original Research Should I take aspirin? A qualitative study on the implementation of a decision aid on taking aspirin for bowel cancer prevention (30 November, 2023) Shakira Onwuka, Jennifer McIntosh, Lucy Boyd, Napin Karnchanachari, Finlay Macrae, George Fishman, Jon Emery  Community cancer screening at primary care level in Northern India: determinants and policy implications for cancer prevention (17 December, 2023) Priyanka Sharma, Divya Khanna, Satyajit Pradhan, Praveen Birur Risk prediction of advanced colorectal neoplasia varies by race and neighbourhood socioeconomic status (30 May, 2024) Xiangqing Sun, Zhengyi Chen, Gregory S Cooper, Nathan A Berger, Claudia Coulton, Li Li Knowledge and attitude on childhood cancer survivorship among healthcare trainees: a multicentre study from India (4 April, 2024) Amritesh Grewal, Bhavik Bansal, Chetanya Mittal, Hardik Gupta, Archana Sasi, Prasanth Ganesan, Aashima Dabas, Puneet Sahi, Lakshmi Ramamoorthy, Hmar Thiak Lalthanthuami, Jaikumar Ramamoorthy, Arwachi Sindhu, Suyash Arora, Anumeha Bhukya, Muthumani Hepzibah, Kanchana Devi, Karthick Krishnamurthy, Sanjeet K Rai, Nikhil Mehta, Komal Antil, Sameer Bakhshi, Shuvadeep Ganguly Research Methods and Reporting Twin studies as an innovative approach to address research questions in cancer care within primary care settings (10 February, 2024) Monalisha Sahu   The closing date for submissions to the Topic Collection is October 31, 2024. If you are interested in contributing to this collection, you can find further details in our call for papers.