Nature

Does emergency presentation of cancer represent poor performance in primary care? Insights from a novel analysis of linked primary and secondary care data

People diagnosed with cancer following emergency presentation have poorer short-term survival. To what extent this signifies a missed opportunity for earlier diagnosis in primary care remains unclear ...
Healio

Emergency presentation of cancer common among older adults, linked to poor outcomes

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . 28% of Medicare beneficiaries received their cancer diagnosis after an ED visit. Individuals diagnosed via ...
Nature

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

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 ...