An earlier diagnosis is a key strategy for improving the outcomes of patients with cancer.
However, achieving this goal can be challenging, particularly for the growing number of …

Many patients with cancer are diagnosed through an emergency presentation, which is
associated with inferior clinical and patient-reported outcomes compared with those of …

Background: This prospective cohort study aimed to identify symptom and patient factors that
influence time to lung cancer diagnosis and stage at diagnosis. Methods: Data relating to …

Objectives To understand self-reported potential cancer symptom help-seeking behaviours
and attitudes during the first 6 months (March–August 2020) of the UK COVID-19 pandemic …

The diagnosis of cancer is a complex, multi-step process. In this paper, we highlight factors
involved in missed opportunities to diagnose cancer more promptly in symptomatic patients …

Background Lung cancer is typically diagnosed at a late stage. Early presentation and
detection of lung cancer symptoms is critical to improving survival but can be clinically …

Background Safety-netting has become best practice when dealing with diagnostic
uncertainty in primary care. Its use, however, is highly varied and a lack of evidence-based …

Much time, effort and investment goes into the diagnosis of symptomatic cancer, with the
expectation that this approach brings clinical benefits. This investment of resources has …

Background Targeted lung cancer screening is effective in reducing mortality by upwards of
twenty percent. However, screening is not universally available and uptake is variable and …

Background: More than 20% of colorectal cancers are diagnosed following an emergency
presentation. We aimed to examine pre-diagnostic primary-care consultations and related …