Symptoms and signs of lung cancer prior to diagnosis: case–control study using electronic health records from ambulatory care within a large US-based tertiary care centre

Objective Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death in the USA. While most patients are diagnosed following symptomatic presentation, no studies have compared symptoms and physical examination signs at or prior to diagnosis from electronic health records (EHRs) in the USA. We aime...

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Main Authors: Richard D Neal, Fiona M Walter, Morhaf Al Achkar, Monica Zigman Suchsland, Grace Turner, Matthew J Thompson, Larry G Kessler, Farhood Farjah, Caroline A Thompson, Maria G Prado, Margaret A Au, Hannah A Burkhardt, Lesleigh Kowalski, Kari A Stephens, Meliha Yetisgen, Kevin Lybarger, Elizabeth A Sarma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-04-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/4/e068832.full