Background: Cancer survival in England is lower than the European average, which has
been at least partly attributed to later stage at diagnosis in English patients. There are …

Background Very few studies have reported cancer outcomes of patients referred through
different routes, despite the prominence of current UK cancer urgent referral guidance. Aim …

Background A 2-Week Wait (2WW) referral pathway for earlier diagnosis of suspected
cancer was introduced in England in 2000. Nevertheless, a significant proportion of patients …

Background: In England,'fast-track'(also known as 'two-week wait') general practitioner
referrals for suspected cancer in symptomatic patients are used to shorten diagnostic …

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

Background There is considerable variation between GP practices in England in their use of
urgent referral pathways for suspected cancer. Aim To determine the association between …

The aim was to assess the effect of geographical accessibility on the stage of cancer at
diagnosis and survival. Records of 117,097 cases of breast, colorectal, lung, ovary and …

Stage at diagnosis and survival from cancer vary according to where people live, suggesting
some may have delays in diagnosis. The aim of this study was to determine if time from …

Background: Evidence is needed about the promptness of cancer diagnosis and
associations between its measures. Methods: We analysed data from the National Audit of …