Factors associated with late presentation of cancer: A limited literature review

Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-123

  Almuammar, A ^a   Dryden, C ^a   Burr, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; delay; diagnosis; late presentation; patients; time factor; treatment

Indexed keywords

AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSULTATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEAR; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAMMOGRAPHY; NEOPLASM; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; STRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 77958502208     PISSN: 14603969     EISSN: 14671131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S146039690999029X     Document Type: Review

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