For example, dietary restriction is not considered in the widely used British Thoracic Society [BTS] guidelines on asthma management, yet beliefs and practices concerning food and asthma are prevalent amongst UK South Asian families and the possible stigmatisation of asthma in South Asian communities may also present a barrier to timely presentation and diagnosis.
They manage studies, ensure timely presentation and publication of results, serve as clinical and information resource for physicians and other health care personnel, organize and present educational programs, and provide clinical training for field sales staff.
Most of these activities are aimed at reducing or removing barriers to timely presentation to appropriate health facilities so as to improve community health [ 7].
56 Reducing inequalities in survival depends on improving timely presentation, early referral, and the application of evidence based clinical guidelines among socially disadvantaged groups.
Of particular interest in this part is a timely presentation and update on the appropriateness of combining neoplasms for the evaluation of rodent carcinogenesis studies.
Any interventions aimed at parents therefore need to make clear the differences between these and emphasise the importance of timely presentation to a healthcare professional.
However, a more detailed understanding of psychosocial influences on the relationship between socioeconomic deprivation and cancer symptom presentation is essential to developing behavioural interventions designed to promote timely presentation and reduce socioeconomic inequalities in cancer outcomes.
Timely presentation at services and minimisation of delays in initiation of treatment have been identified as potentially important contributory factors to reducing the high levels of early mortality observed in treatment programmes for HIV/AIDS [ 1, 2].
The training should also be geared towards avoidance of haemolytic agents or traditional therapies, early recognition of the onset of jaundice by mothers and care givers, and surveillance for timely presentation to the nearest health facility [ 17].
However, without adequate awareness and knowledge, the initiative to present to outreach clinics may not translate to acceptance of treatments, such as cataract surgery, or timely presentation to services when they are not free and easily accessible [ 41].
