Background: It is unclear whether more timely cancer diagnosis brings favourable outcomes,
with much of the previous evidence, in some cancers, being equivocal. We set out to …

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: 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 …

BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis is considered a key factor in improving the outcomes in
cancer therapy; it remains unclear, however, whether long pre-diagnostic patient pathways …

Objectives As part of the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP)
SURVMARK-2 project, we provide the most recent estimates of colon and rectal cancer …

Introduction Waiting to start treatment has been shown to be associated with tumor
progression and upstaging in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs). This …

Rethinking diagnostic delay in cancer: how difficult is the diagnosis? Page 1 Rethinking
diagnostic delay in cancer: how difficult is the diagnosis? OPEN ACCESS Georgios …

Objective To evaluate the impact of faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) prioritisation to
mitigate the impact of delays in the colorectal cancer (CRC) urgent diagnostic (2-week-wait …

Background: Delays in diagnosis and treatment have been reported for many cancers, with
resultant stage migration and worse survival; however, few data exist in patients with …

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 …