Do colorectal cancer patients diagnosed as an emergency differ from non-emergency patients in their consultation patterns and symptoms? A longitudinal data-linkage study in England

BACKGROUND: More than 20% of colorectal cancers are diagnosed following an emergency presentation. We aimed to examine pre-diagnostic primary-care consultations and related symptoms comparing patients diagnosed as emergencies with those diagnosed through non-emergency routes. METHODS: Cohort study o...

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Autores principales: Renzi, C, Lyratzopoulos, G, Card, T, Chu, T P C, Macleod, U, Rachet, B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Materias:
Epidemiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5046207/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27537389
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2016.250

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5046207/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27537389
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2016.250

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