Smokers are less likely than non-smokers to seek help for a lung cancer ‘alarm’ symptom

BACKGROUND: The majority (>85%) of lung cancer cases are linked with smoking, and prognosis is poor because it is often diagnosed at a late stage. One contributor to late-stage diagnosis could be patient delay in help-seeking. We investigated the help-seeking behaviour of smokers and non-smokers...

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Autores principales: Friedemann Smith, C, Whitaker, K L, Winstanley, K, Wardle, J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4941149/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26911574
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-208063

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4941149/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26911574
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-208063

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