Patients' Experiences of Cancer Diagnosis as a Result of an Emergency Presentation: A Qualitative Study.

Cancers diagnosed following visits to emergency departments (ED) or emergency admissions (emergency presentations) are associated with poor survival and may result from preventable diagnostic delay. To improve outcomes for these patients, a better understanding is needed about how emergency presenta...

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Main Authors: Georgia Black, Jessica Sheringham, Vicki Spencer-Hughes, Melanie Ridge, Mairead Lyons, Charlotte Williams, Naomi Fulop, Kathy Pritchard-Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4529308?pdf=render