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Email

meena.rafiq@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Research Fellow
Department of General Practice and Primary Care
Education
PhD
UCL (University College London)
ORCID

0000-0002-1837-1542

Dr Meena Rafiq

Research Fellow
Department of General Practice and Primary Care

44 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/s41467-025-66334-2
  • 2026

    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-2025-114422
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Decision support tools for pancreatic cancer detection: external validation in Australian primary care — a retrospective cohort study
    DOI: 10.3399/BJGP.2025.0328
  • 2026

    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.2025.0369
  • 2024

    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
Meena Rafiq

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2017
MRCGP - Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners, UK

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    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
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Time to diagnosis and treatment in lymphoma and implications for health-related outcomes: a systematic review
    DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2025.2598663
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Clinical Decision Support Tool for Early Pancreatic Cancer Detection in Primary Care: Simulation Study
    DOI: 10.2196/79209
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Rural variations in primary care prostate cancer diagnosis and survival: a cohort study using linked Australian primary care electronic medical record data
    DOI: 10.1186/s12885-025-15044-5
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The sensitivity of decision support tools for identifying patients with pancreatic cancer.
    DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0142
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Primary care patients presenting with unexpected weight loss in Australian general practices: Replication of a diagnostic accuracy study
    DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-104690

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Platelet Collaboration

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