Greg Rubin

Professor of General Practice, researching cancer diagnosis, previously RCGP cancer lead, but i'd rather be in a boat, on a bike, on skis, in the mountains

[Greg Rubin @Gregrubin4]

Congratulations on a great career. Enjoy retirement!

[CAPC, Bristol @capcbristol]

An emotional day, as we gather to celebrate the career of our esteemed colleague, Prof Chris Salisbury (@prof_tweet), who will be retiring soon. Chris has had an incredible GP & academic primary care career, spanning over 40 years. We wish him well & a very happy retirement.

[Peter Sasieni @petersasieni]

Congratulations to our colleague Rebecca Fitzgerald @RFitzgerald_lab who has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. #BEST4 #heartburnhealth. Amazing
recognition of your huge scientific contribution to tackling oesophageal cancer

[Greg Rubin @Gregrubin4]

Northallerton last Thursday

[Greg Rubin @Gregrubin4]

@Azeem_Majeed @bmj_latest All good points from @Azeem_Majeed, but the elephant in the room remains delays in secondary care. Diagnostic interval for cancer had reduced to a mean of 36 days by 2018, but primary care only accounted for 1-2 days of this. DOI: https://t.co/p3nKPNJpWX

[Sarah Moore @Dr_Sarah_Moore]

Bottom line is most patients who present to their GP with a high risk symptom for cancer don't present with a lower risk symptom in the previous year (or at least don't have it recorded). This differs by cancer site and symptom. Lots more in the paper and loads in the supplement!

[Sarah Moore @Dr_Sarah_Moore]

Latest publication from ongoing research into the potential impact of lowering urgent cancer referral thresholds is now out: https://t.co/htO9YP4qTB

[Ben Cranfield @BenCranfield2]

New paper on variation in blood test use by symptom presentation in patients subsequently diagnosed with cancer (link: https://t.co/bdhvxgxOUZ). I am grateful for the support from @Gregrubin4 @garyabel @RuthSwann Sean McPhail @Dr_Sarah_Moore @GLyratzopoulos @CanTest_PC @Cancers

[The British Journal of General Practice @BJGPjournal]

Audit shows faster cancer diagnosis from 2014 to 2018. Read the findings of the National Cancer Diagnosis Audits for England https://t.co/yJnR1txycK 
Watch the 1-min video 
@RuthSwann @garyabel @jana_witt @sarahiom65 @GLyratzopoulos @Gregrubin4 #PrimaryCare

[Greg Rubin @Gregrubin4]

@Jo_WallerKCL @chrisvonwagner @UCL_BSH @Katie_Robb_Glas Great news. Well done!

[Jo Waller @Jo_WallerPhD]

Massive congratulations to the brilliant @chrisvonwagner on his promotion to Professor at @UCL_BSH 🎉 And so nice to see you and @Katie_Robb_Glas in Turin last week. I think Jane Wardle would be super-proud

[Greg Rubin @Gregrubin4]

@72ClaireS Fantastic news. A great friend and colleague over a long time.

[The British Journal of General Practice @BJGPjournal]

Prostate cancer: Symptom misinterpretation and reluctance to discuss health issues contribute to delayed healthcare presentation in Black men with possible prostate cancer https://t.co/LeDgdzZ2Sq @exetermed #PrimaryCare

[The British Journal of General Practice @BJGPjournal]

UTIs & cancer: Older women with recurrent or persistent UTIs may be at increased risk of missed diagnostic opportunities for bladder and kidney cancer https://t.co/gBRmGXvC2E @yzhou57 @HardeepSingMD @BoomboomchiefsT @Glyratzopoulos @fmw22 @Stephthepsych #PrimaryCare

[The British Journal of General Practice @BJGPjournal]

Cancer: Improvements in the diagnostic process for cancer patients were found between 2014 and 2018 in English practices https://t.co/yJnR1txycK @RuthSwann @garyabel @jana_witt @sarahiom65 @GLyratzopoulos @Gregrubin4 #PrimaryCare

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

First British tourists of the summer season are here. Middle aged couple with a caravan that had a UKIP sticker in the window. Assumed I spoke English, asked for directions, I replied in French. The woman tutted, rolled her eyes and said,
"They don't even try to speak English"

[Greg Rubin @Gregrubin4]

Well-deserved!

[Jo Waller @Jo_WallerPhD]

So, so sad to see this. I was one of the female researchers who benefited from Elizabeth's brilliant support and mentorship. Sending huge condolences to her family, friends and colleagues

[Dr Sam Merriel 💙💛 @SamMerriel]

Prof Ruth Etzioni outlining the challenges of using #MCEDs for symptomatic #cancer #diagnosis in #primarycare

#CaPRI2023

[Greg Rubin @Gregrubin4]

We show that barriers to presentation of colorectal cancer symptoms are different for rural dwellers and need tailored interventions to enable early consultation. whttps://www.mdpi.com/2042376 #mdpicancers via @Cancers_MDPI

[Greg Rubin @Gregrubin4]

In The Lancet, our very large primary care trial (30000 participants) shows H pylori eradication protects against aspirin-induced peptic ulcer bleeds. Need to revise gastroprotection strategies?. @TonyAvery1 @chrishawkey https://t.co/Y3B7UvUjA1