Symptoms and signs of lung cancer prior to diagnosis: case–control study using electronic health records from ambulatory care within a large US-based tertiary care centre

ObjectiveLung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death in the USA. While most patients are diagnosed following symptomatic presentation, no studies have compared symptoms and physical examination signs at or prior to diagnosis from electronic health records (EHRs) in the USA. We aimed...

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Published in:	BMJ open Vol. 13; no. 4; p. e068832
Main Authors:	Prado, Maria G, Kessler, Larry G, Au, Margaret A, Burkhardt, Hannah A, Zigman Suchsland, Monica, Kowalski, Lesleigh, Stephens, Kari A, Yetisgen, Meliha, Walter, Fiona M, Neal, Richard D, Lybarger, Kevin, Thompson, Caroline A, Al Achkar, Morhaf, Sarma, Elizabeth A, Turner, Grace, Farjah, Farhood, Thompson, Matthew J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 20.04.2023 BMJ Publishing Group LTD BMJ Publishing Group
Series:	Original research
Subjects:	Adult Ambulatory Care Case-Control Studies Codes Electronic Health Records Emergency medical care Health care policy Health informatics Histology Humans Lung cancer Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis Medical diagnosis Medical screening Medicine Natural language processing Oncology Pathology Patients PRIMARY CARE Respiratory tract tumours Tertiary Care Centers Thoracic medicine United States > US Respiratory tract tumours Health informatics PRIMARY CARE Thoracic medicine
ISSN:	2044-6055, 2044-6055
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