Dr Stephen Bradley

Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health

Senior Clinical Lecturer

Stephen.Bradley@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0697

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Dr Stephen Bradley
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health

Profile

I am a GP and researcher focusing on cancer diagnosis in general practice. My PhD, funded by Cancer Research UK, focused on lung cancer diagnosis, particularly the role of chest X-rays. I also have an interest in improving the quality and transparency of health research, addressing health inequalities and health policy.

Before becoming a Senior Lecturer at Sheffield, I was an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer at the University of Leeds. From 2022 to 2024, I served as the clinical lead for cancer for Leeds Integrated Care Board.

Publications

Journal articles

Bhartia BSK, Baldwin D, Bradley SH, Callister MEJ, Das I, Evison M, Grundy S, Kaur J, Kennedy M & O’Dowd EL (2024) The incidence of lung cancer amongst primary care chest radiograph referrals—an evaluation of national and local datasets within the United Kingdom. British Journal of Radiology, 97(1163), 1769-1774.
Bradley SH, Shinkins B, Abel G & Callister MEJ (2024) Interpreting diagnostic accuracy studies based on retrospective routinely collected data. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 170, 111359-111359.
Bradley SH, Harper AM, Smith L, Taylor N, Delap H, Pyke H, Girkin J, Sinnott C & Watson J (2024) Great expectations? GPs’ estimations of time required to deliver BMJ’s ‘10 minute consultations’. BMJ Open, 14(2), e079578-e079578.
Johnston AJ, Sivakumar S, Zhou Y, Funston G & Bradley SH (2023) Improving early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer in symptomatic patients. British Journal of General Practice, 73(737), 534-535.
Patel P, Bradley SH, McCutchan G, Brain K & Redmond P (2023) What should the role of primary care be in lung cancer screening?. British Journal of General Practice, 73(733), 340-341.
O'Dowd EL, Lee RW, Akram AR, Bartlett EC, Bradley SH, Brain K, Callister MEJ, Chen Y, Devaraj A, Eccles SR , Field JK et al (2023) Defining the road map to a UK national lung cancer screening programme. The Lancet Oncology, 24(5), e207-e218.
Siddle HJ, Bradley SH, Anderson AM, Mankia K, Emery P & Richards SH (2023) Opportunities and challenges in early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis in general practice. British Journal of General Practice, 73(729), 152-154.
Hemphill S, Jackson K, Bradley S & Bhartia B (2023) The implementation of artificial intelligence in radiology: a narrative review of patient perspectives. Future Healthcare Journal, 10(1), 63-68.
Bradley SH, Bhaskaran D & Bhartia BSK (2023) How do the UK’s guidelines on imaging for suspected lung cancer compare with other countries?. British Journal of General Practice, 73(727), 84-86.
Bradley SH, Kennedy MPT & Callister MEJ (2022) Early-stage lung cancer associated with higher frequency of chest x-ray up to three years prior to diagnosis. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 23.
Jones D, Di Martino E, Bradley SH, Essang B, Hemphill S, Wright JM, Renzi C, Surr C, Clegg A & Neal R (2022) Factors influencing symptom appraisal and help-seeking of older adults with possible cancer: a mixed-methods systematic review. British Journal of General Practice, 72(723), e702-e712.
Bradley SH, DeVito NJ, Lloyd KE, Logullo P & Butler JE (2022) Improving medical research in the United Kingdom. BMC Research Notes, 15(1).
di Martino E, Smith L, Bradley SH, Hemphill S, Wright J, Renzi C, Bergin R, Emery J & Neal RD (2022) Incidence trends for twelve cancers in younger adults—a rapid review. British Journal of Cancer, 126(10), 1374-1386.
Smith L, Sansom N, Hemphill S, Bradley SH, Shinkins B, Wheatstone P, Hamilton W & Neal RD (2022) Trends and variation in urgent referrals for suspected cancer 2009/2010–2019/2020. British Journal of General Practice, 72(714), 34-37.
Jones D, Di Martino E, Bradley SH, Essang B, Hemphill S, Wright JM, Renzi C, Surr C, Clegg A, De Wit N & Neal R (2022) Factors affecting the decision to investigate older adults with potential cancer symptoms: a systematic review. British Journal of General Practice, 72(714), e1-e10.
Bhartia BSK, Hatton NLF, Aslam R, Bradley SH, Darby M, Hamilton WT, Hurst E, Kennedy MPT, Mounce LTA, Neal RD , Shinkins B et al (2021) A prospective cohort evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of the chest X-ray for the detection of lung cancer in symptomatic adults. European Journal of Radiology, 144, 109953-109953.
Bradley SH, Nicholson BD & Funston G (2021) Interpreting negative test results when assessing cancer risk in general practice. British Journal of General Practice, 71(708), 298-299.
Bradley SH, Bhartia BSK, Callister MEJ, Hamilton WT, Hatton NLF, Kennedy MPT, Mounce LTA, Shinkins B, Wheatstone P & Neal RD (2021) Chest X-ray sensitivity and lung cancer outcomes: a retrospective observational study. British Journal of General Practice, 71(712), e862-e868.
Bradley SH, Thompson MJ & Nicholson BD (2021) Ensuring Informed Decision-Making for Cancer Screening. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 34(2), 435-438.
Bradley SH, Shinkins B & Kennedy MPT (2021) What is the balance of benefits and harms for lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography?. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 114(4), 164-170.
Bradley SH, Hatton NLF, Aslam R, Bhartia B, Callister MEJ, Kennedy MPT, Mounce LTA, Shinkins B, Hamilton WT & Neal RD (2021) Estimating lung cancer risk from chest X-ray and symptoms: a prospective cohort study. British Journal of General Practice, 71(705), e280-e286.
Richards GC, Bradley SH, Dagens AB, Haase CB, Kahan BC, Rombey T, Wayant C, Williams LZJ & Gill PJ (2021) Challenges facing early-career and mid-career researchers: potential solutions to safeguard the future of evidence-based medicine. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 26(1), 8-11.
Bradley SH, DeVito NJ, Lloyd KE, Richards GC, Rombey T, Wayant C & Gill PJ (2020) Reducing bias and improving transparency in medical research: a critical overview of the problems, progress and suggested next steps. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 113(11), 433-443.
di Martino E, Andersen CA, Mengel-Jørgensen T, Jensen MB, Bradley S & Neal RD (2020) Is there a place for point-of-care ultrasound in UK primary care?. British Journal of General Practice, 70(696), 323-324.
ElMokhallalati Y, Bradley SH, Chapman E, Ziegler L, Murtagh FEM, Johnson MJ & Bennett MI (2020) Identification of patients with potential palliative care needs: A systematic review of screening tools in primary care. Palliative Medicine, 34(8), 989-1005.
Khan N, Jones D, Grice A, Alderson S, Bradley S, Carder P, Drinkwater J, Edwards H, Essang B, Richards S & Neal R (2020) A brave new world: the new normal for general practice after the COVID-19 pandemic. BJGP Open, 4(3), bjgpopen20X101103-bjgpopen20X101103.
Bradley SH, Abraham S, Callister MEJ, Grice A, Hamilton WT, Lopez RR, Shinkins B & Neal RD (2019) Sensitivity of chest X-ray for detecting lung cancer in people presenting with symptoms: a systematic review. British Journal of General Practice, 69(689), e827-e835.
Bradley SH, Kennedy MPT & Neal RD (2019) Recognising Lung Cancer in Primary Care. Advances in Therapy, 36(1), 19-30.
Bradley SH, Lawrence NR & Carder P (2018) Using primary care data for health research in England – an overview. Future Healthcare Journal, 5(3), 207-212.
Lawrence NR & Bradley SH (2018) Big data and the NHS – we have the technology, but we need patient and professional engagement. Future Healthcare Journal, 5(3), 229-230.
Bradley S, Bradley S, Abraham S, Grice A, Lopez RR, Wright J, Farragher T, Shinkins B & Neal RD (2018) Sensitivity of chest X-ray for lung cancer: systematic review. British Journal of General Practice, 68(suppl 1), bjgp18X696905-bjgp18X696905.
Bradley S, Alderson S, Ford AC & Foy R (2018) General practitioners’ perceptions of irritable bowel syndrome: a Q-methodological study. Family Practice, 35(1), 74-79.
Zhong J, Shahi N, Bradley S & Vowden P (2016) A Traumatic Profunda Femoris Artery Pseudoaneurysm and Literature Review. Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 3(4), 142-142.
Shahi N, Bradley S, Vowden K & Vowden P (2014) Diabetic bullae: A case series and a new model of surgical management. Journal of Wound Care, 23(6), 326-330.
Jakes AD, Bradley S & Donlevy L (2014) Dermatitis herpetiformis. BMJ, 348(apr16 1), g2557-g2557.
Bradley SH () Forget about replacing doctors with AI—just get our computers to work. BMJ, q1171-q1171.
Bradley SH, Jones D, Wood S, Rafiq M, Bradley C & Hamilton WT () Diagnosing cancer in English community pharmacies. BMJ, e077087-e077087.
di Martino E, Honey S, Bradley SH, Ali OM, Neal RD & Scott SE () Understanding GPs’ referral decisions for younger patients with symptoms of cancer: a qualitative interview study. British Journal of General Practice, BJGP.2023.0304-BJGP.2023.0304.
Bradley SH, Bhartia BSK, Kennedy MPT, Frank LK & Watson J () Investigating suspected lung cancer. BMJ, e068384-e068384.
Bradley SH, Hemphill S, Markham S & Sivakumar S () Healthcare systems must get fair value for their data. BMJ, e070876-e070876.
Bradley SH, Funston G, Jones D & Watson J () Diagnosing prostate cancer in asymptomatic patients. BMJ, e071076-e071076.
Bradley SH, Lawrence N, Steele C & Mohamed Z () Precocious puberty. BMJ, l6597-l6597.
Bradley S, Jakes A, Harrington K, Pandha H, Melcher A & Errington-Mais F () Applications of coxsackievirus A21 in oncology. Oncolytic Virotherapy, 47-47.