PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Alex Kalache AU - Maureen Roberts AU - Irene Stratton TI - Breast cancer: views of general practitioners on its detection and treatment DP - 1984 May 01 TA - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners PG - 250--254 VI - 34 IP - 262 4099 - http://bjgp.org/content/34/262/250.short 4100 - http://bjgp.org/content/34/262/250.full SO - J R Coll Gen Pract1984 May 01; 34 AB - A considerable proportion of women with breast cancer in this country present for treatment in late stages of the disease; Britain's primary health-care system means that in most cases the possible diagnosis of breast cancer is first made in general practice. This offers ample opportunity for early diagnosis and a better understanding about the way the general practitioners perceive the problems associated with the disease. With that specific aim, the present article reports on a survey conducted simultaneously in Oxford and in Edinburgh. Results show that general practitioners in the survey are deeply concerned about breast cancer and see a definite role for themselves in its early detection and long-term management. They also see a need for more health education that includes the encourgement of breast self-examination programmes. Most are in favour of open-access breast clinics for women and, in general, they feel positive about self-education programmes.