Preventing delayed diagnosis of cancer: clinicians’ views on main problems and solutions

• Main Authors: Car, Lorainne Tudor, Papachristou, Nikolaos, Urch, Catherine, Majeed, Azeem, El–Khatib, Mona, Aylin, Paul, Atun, Rifat, Car, Josip, Vincent, Charles
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Delayed Diagnosis; Cancer Diagnosis; DRNTU::Science::Medicine
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88432; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46917
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background Delayed diagnosis is a major contributing factor to the UK’s lower cancer survival compared to many European countries. In the UK, there is a significant national variation in early cancer diagnosis. Healthcare providers can offer an insight into local priorities for timely cancer diagnos...