Cochrane Review: Health education interventions to promote early presentation and referral for women with symptoms of endometrial cancer

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# Health education interventions to promote early presentation and referral for women with symptoms of endometrial cancer. ## BACKGROUND Diagnosis of endometrial (womb) cancer is normally made at an early stage, as most women with the disease experience abnormal vaginal bleeding, which prompts them to seek medical advice. However, delays in presentation and referral can result in delay in diagnosis and management, which can lead to unfavourable treatment outcomes. This is particularly a proble

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argeting healthcare providers, or individuals, or both, to promote early presentation and referral for women with endometrial cancer symptoms. ## SEARCH METHODS We searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE and Embase. We also searched registers of clinical trials, abstracts of scientific meetings and reference li...

none were found. ## MAIN RESULTS A comprehensive search of the literature yielded the following results: CENTRAL (1022 references), MEDLINE (2874 references), and Embase (2820 references). After de-duplication, we screened titles and abstracts of 4880 references and excluded 4864 that did not meet...

assess whether health education interventions enhance early presentation and referral. If health education interventions can be shown to reduce treatment delays in endometrial cancer, further studies would be required to determine which interventions are most effective.

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