Greenlandic patients with colorectal cancer: symptomatology, primary investigations and differences in diagnostic intervals between Nuuk and the rest of the country

Greenlandic patients with colorectal cancer: symptomatology, primary investigations and differences in diagnostic intervals between Nuuk and the rest of the country

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a potentially fatal disease, and expedited referral and treatment is needed to ensure early detection. Objective: We aimed to assess the symptomatology of Greenlandic patients with CRC and the primary investigations initiated before referral to Dronning Ingrids...

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Main Authors: Johan Tolstrup, Rasmus Chemnitz Madsen, Maria Vandborg Sneftrup, Birgit Niclasen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Subjects:
Colorectal cancer
Greenland
Primary care
practitioners’ delay
hospital delay
symptomatology
diagnostic interval
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2017.1344086

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2017.1344086

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