TY - JOUR T1 - Editor's Briefing JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 3 LP - 3 DO - 10.3399/bjgp13X660599 VL - 63 IS - 606 AU - Roger Jones Y1 - 2013/01/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/63/606/3.abstract N2 - We begin 2013 with a series of important studies that aim to quantify cancer risk in order to focus investigations in primary care, from Julia Hippisley-Cox, Willie Hamilton, and others, followed by a valuable analysis of risk assessment tools (RATs) for suspected cancer. John Emery’s editorial provides the context in which RATs and other measures of risk have been developed and can be implemented, including their potential integration within clinical software. Many GPs routinely use electronic cardiovascular risk calculators based on numerical data such as lipid levels and blood pressure — will they find cancer risk calculators as acceptable and useful? Hamilton and colleagues’ evaluation of RATs reports welcome preliminary evidence of their acceptability and use among GPs to help select patients suspected of lung or colorectal cancer for investigation and referral. The new Q research models published in this edition, Emery … ER -