Can safety netting improve cancer detection in patients with vague symptoms?

Patients present daily about symptoms that could represent a new diagnosis of cancer (1). Some will present with easily recognised high-risk symptoms such as dysphagia (5% likelihood of cancer if age >55 years), post-menopausal bleeding (4% likelihood if age >55 years), or haemoptysis...

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Main Authors: Bankhead, C, Nicholson, B, Mant, D
Format: Journal article
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2016