Impact of Self‐Reported Long‐Term Mental Health Morbidity on Help‐Seeking and Diagnostic Testing for Bowel‐Related Cancer Symptoms: A Vignette Study

Abstract

Individuals with self-reported MHM are less likely to seek help and less willing to undergo investigations for high-risk symptoms. Targeted support, for example, through additional mental health nurses, might facilitate prompt cancer diagnosis for the large group of people with MHM.