Dr Meena Rafiq
Research Fellow
Department of General Practice and Primary Care
50 Scholarly works
4 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Cancer stage at diagnosis by duration of pre-existing chronic analgesic use and anxiety or depression
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-66334-22026
Journal article
Cancer risk in patients with four non-specific symptoms: a decade of research and implications for practice.
DOI: 10.3399/BJGP.2026.00882026
Journal article
Validating a linked primary–secondary care data platform for analysis of non-specific cancer symptom pathways: a retrospective study
DOI: 10.1038/s44482-026-00040-82026
Journal article
Duration of pre-existing anxiety, depression or chronic analgesic use and associations with emergency lung cancer diagnosis and pre-diagnostic chest-imaging activity
DOI: 10.1038/s41533-026-00565-82024
Research grants (other domestic)
PELICAN: Primary Care and gEnomic Date LInkage for CANcer Research
2024
Research Grant
PELICAN: Primary Care and gEnomic Date LInkage for CANcer Research
2022
Research Grant
Exploring Patient Preferences for the Investigation of Cancer Symptoms in General Practice
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2026
Journal article
Frequency and prognostic outcomes of emergency diagnosis in 13 non-neoplastic conditions in England: A population-based cohort study using linked electronic health records of 1.7 million patients
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.10051822026
Journal article
The sensitivity of decision support tools for identifying patients with pancreatic cancer: an observational study.
DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2025.01422026
Journal article
Pre-diagnostic route reported by patients with sarcoma from the Netherlands, the UK, Australia and New Zealand: early detection challenges for general practitioners – an international observational cohort study
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-1144222026
Journal article
Prediagnostic primary care consultations and imaging in emergency-diagnosed versus referred patients with lung cancer: A population-based linked data study
DOI: 10.3399/BJGP.2025.03692026
Journal article
Decision support tools for pancreatic cancer detection: external validation in Australian primary care — a retrospective cohort study
DOI: 10.3399/BJGP.2025.03282026
Journal article
123P Health-related quality of life in newly diagnosed sarcoma patients: Longitudinal findings from the international QUEST study
DOI: 10.1016/j.esmorc.2026.100329
RECENT PROJECTS
2024
Research contracts (non-grants)
Platelet Collaboration