Age and Gender Variations in Cancer Diagnostic Intervals in 15 Cancers: Analysis of Data from the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink

Time from symptomatic presentation to cancer diagnosis (diagnostic interval) is an important, and modifiable, part of the patient's cancer pathway, and can be affected by various factors such as age, gender and type of presenting symptoms. The aim of this study was to quantify the relationships...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 10; no. 5; p. e0127717
Main Authors:	Din, Nafees U., Ukoumunne, Obioha C., Rubin, Greg, Hamilton, William, Carter, Ben, Stapley, Sal, Neal, Richard D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 15.05.2015 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Age Age Factors Aged Biomedical Research Bladder Breast cancer Cancer Cancer research Care and treatment Clinical medicine Codes Colorectal cancer Colorectal carcinoma Complications and side effects Data processing Databases, Factual Datasets Diagnosis Diagnostic systems Early Detection of Cancer - methods Endometrium Esophagus Female Females Gender Gender differences Head & neck cancer Head and neck Humans Intervals Kidneys Leukemia Lists Lungs Lymphoma Male Medical diagnosis Medical prognosis Medical research Medical screening Middle Aged Neoplasms - diagnosis Neoplasms - pathology Ovarian cancer Pancreas Patients Practice research Primary care Public health Regression analysis Regression models Sex differences (Biology) Sex Factors Studies Time Factors United Kingdom Urinary bladder Womens health United Kingdom
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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