The effect of comorbidities on diagnostic interval for lung cancer in England: a cohort study using electronic health record data
Conditions offering alternative explanations for lung cancer symptoms are associated with increased diagnostic intervals. Clinical guidelines should incorporate the impact of alternative and competing causes upon delayed diagnosis.
Authors
- Lindsay Forbes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4654-9520)
- Anjum Memon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8256-3015)
- Max Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6754-2336)
- Elizabeth Ford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5613-8509)
- Harm van Marwijk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6206-485X)
- Imogen Rogers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7275-2437)
Institutions
- Brighton and Sussex Medical School (GB)
- University of Kent (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Cancer
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-024-02824-2
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.54
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research