Background: The short-term survival following a cancer diagnosis in England is lower than
that in comparable countries, with the difference in excess mortality primarily occurring in the …

Background: Although overall sociodemographic and cancer site variation in the risk of
cancer diagnosis through emergency presentation has been previously described, relatively …

Background: People diagnosed with cancer following emergency presentation have poorer
short-term survival. To what extent this signifies a missed opportunity for earlier diagnosis in …

Background Greater understanding of international cancer survival differences is needed.
We aimed to identify predictors and consequences of cancer diagnosis through emergency …

Background: This review of the EUROCARE-4 results attempts to separate out the early and
late mortality effects contributing to the widely reported poorer 5-year survival rates for …

Objective To identify patient and practitioner factors that influence cancer diagnosis via
emergency presentation (EP). Design Systematic review. Data sources MEDLINE, EMBASE …

Background: It has been suggested that the known poorer survival from cancer in the United
Kingdom, compared with other European countries, can be attributed to more advanced …

Objective To assess the overall effect of the English urgent referral pathway on cancer
survival. Setting 8049 general practices in England. Design Cohort study. Linked information …

Background: Patients whose colorectal cancer is treated after an emergency admission tend
to have late-stage cancer and a poor prognosis. We identified risk factors for an emergency …

Background: Delay in symptomatic presentation leading to advanced stage at diagnosis
may contribute to poor cancer survival. To inform public health approaches to promoting …