Patient and carer perceived barriers to early presentation and diagnosis of lung cancer: a systematic review

Abstract Background Lung cancer is typically diagnosed at a late stage. Early presentation and detection of lung cancer symptoms is critical to improving survival but can be clinically complicated and as yet a robust screening method for diagnosis is not available in routine practice. Accordingly, t...

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Main Authors: Shemana Cassim, Lynne Chepulis, Rawiri Keenan, Jacquie Kidd, Melissa Firth, Ross Lawrenson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-5169-9