Delays in the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer: can the period between the onset of symptoms and the diagnosis and treatment be shortened?
Background: In Slovenia, lung cancer is the second most common cancer among men and the fifth most common cancer among women. Fiveyear survival is 13 %, and at the time of diagnosis, only 16 % of patients have curable disease. Early cancer diagnosis is associated with better prognosis, so reducing t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Slovenian Medical Association
2010-09-01
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| Series: | Zdravniški Vestnik |
| Online Access: | http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/287 |