Emergency admission preceding malignancy diagnosis: Insights from a study at a tertiary care hospital
Emergency presentations for newly diagnosed cancer, often seen in older patients with lower education and multiple comorbidities, were generally associated with poor survival rates owing to advanced disease with distant metastasis. Enhancing awareness of critical symptoms could improve early detection rates.
Authors
- Abdullah Mohammed Al Alawi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2077-7186)
- Hussain Redha
- Kawther S. Al Hatmi
- Safa K. Al-Ghaithi
- Khalfan B. Al Zeedy
Institutions
- Oman Medical College (OM)
- Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (OM)
- Sultan Qaboos University (OM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Family and Community Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_93_24
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00