Background Most breast cancer (BC) patients in Uganda are diagnosed with advanced‐
stage disease and experience poor outcomes. This study examined the diagnostic and pre …

Background Guidelines recommend urgent chest X-ray for newly presenting dyspnoea or
haemoptysis but there is little evidence about their implementation. Methods We analysed …

Most patients diagnosed with and dying from cancer in Canada are older adults, with aging
contributing to the large projected growth in cancer incidence. Older adults with cancer have …

Introduction Emergency colorectal cancer (CRC) is a complex disease that requires
multidisciplinary approaches for management. However, it is unclear whether acute care …

Introduction Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide (Ferlay et
al., 2015, International Journal of Cancer, 136, E359), and delayed diagnosis is associated …

Almost all commentators accept that the United Kingdom poor performance in cancer is
genuine.(Coleman et al, 2011) Of more interest is why this should be so; in particular, how …

Methods: This was an exploratory qualitative study, in a tertiary care hospital, including 20
patients with advanced GI cancers. They were interviewed to assess the reasons for delays …

This study examined associations between avoidance and approach coping and patient
delay in cancer patients (N= 1024). Approach coping was associated with short appraisal …

Aim Symptoms related to colorectal cancer (CRC) are common. We investigated the value of
the faecal occult blood test (FOBT), when administered in primary care, in the diagnosis of …

Background: The concept of delay in cancer diagnosis has been a scientific issue for
decades, and there is still no standardised and validated way to measure the time intervals …