Open AccessCancer diagnosis in UK primary care
Author(s) -
William Hamilton
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
nature reviews clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 12.214
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1759-4782
pISSN - 1759-4774
DOI - 10.1038/nrclinonc.2012.63
Subject(s) - medicine , primary care , cancer , intensive care medicine , primary cancer , family medicine
Published onlineNewsPatients with cancer in the UK often have multiple consultations with their family doctor before diagnosis, which is partly due to different symptoms each cancer type presents. Tumours with one main symptom and a simple investigative pathway are easier to diagnose, but structural investigational barriers also contribute to delayed diagnosis.WH holds a NIHR postdoctoral fellowship
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