Achieving a timely diagnosis for teenagers and young adults with cancer: the ACE “too young to get cancer?” study

Achieving a timely diagnosis for teenagers and young adults with cancer: the ACE “too young to get cancer?” study

Abstract Background Time to diagnosis (TTD) concerns teenagers and young adults (TYA) with cancer and may affect outcome. Methods Healthcare records from 105 TYA in a regional cancer service were assessed to document events from 1st symptom to treatment start. Detailed pathway construction was possi...

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Main Authors: Rachel M. Dommett, Hannah Pring, Jamie Cargill, Paul Beynon, Alison Cameron, Rachel Cox, Aoife Nechowska, Alison Wint, Michael C. G. Stevens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
TYA
Time to diagnosis
Routes to diagnosis
Primary care
Secondary care
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5776-0

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