Diagnosis of cancer as an emergency: a critical review of current evidence

Key Points The diagnosis of cancer as an emergency is associated with a substantially worse prognosis; however, this represents an understudied problem, with evidence examining its frequency and aetiology limited to a few developed countries Most available evidence defines diagnosis of cancer as an...

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Published in:	Nature reviews. Clinical oncology Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 45 - 56
Main Authors:	Zhou, Yin, Abel, Gary A., Hamilton, Willie, Pritchard-Jones, Kathy, Gross, Cary P., Walter, Fiona M., Renzi, Cristina, Johnson, Sam, McPhail, Sean, Elliss-Brookes, Lucy, Lyratzopoulos, Georgios
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.01.2017 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	692/4028/67/2322 692/499 692/700/139 Adolescent Adult Age Factors Cancer diagnosis Child Child, Preschool Early Detection of Cancer Emergencies Emergency Treatment - statistics & numerical data Forecasts and trends General Practice - statistics & numerical data Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Karnofsky Performance Status Medical emergencies Medicine & Public Health Neoplasm Grading Neoplasm Staging Neoplasms - complications Neoplasms - diagnosis Oncology Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data Primary Health Care - statistics & numerical data Public health administration review-article Risk Factors Sex Factors Socioeconomic Factors Statistics Young Adult
ISSN:	1759-4774, 1759-4782, 1759-4782
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