Measured weight loss as a precursor to cancer diagnosis: retrospective cohort analysis of 43 302 primary care patients

BACKGROUND: Unexpected weight loss is a presenting feature of cancer in primary care. Data from primary care are lacking to quantify how much weight loss over what period should trigger further investigation for cancer. This research aimed to quantify cancer diagnosis rates associated with measured...

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Autores principales: Nicholson, Brian David, Thompson, Matthew James, Hobbs, Frederick David Richard, Nguyen, Matthew, McLellan, Julie, Green, Beverly, Chubak, Jessica, Oke, Jason Lee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9530580/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35903866
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.13051

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