Clinical Factors Associated with Delayed Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer: Retrospective Cohort Study Using Linked Medical Records
Using linked primary care, hospital and cancer registry data, we show that presenting symptom and existence comorbid long-term conditions offering alternative explanations for symptoms, both influence the diagnostic delay for ovarian cancer.
Authors
- Anjum Memon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8256-3015)
- Elizabeth Ford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5613-8509)
- Imogen Rogers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7275-2437)
Institutions
- Brighton and Sussex Medical School (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Studies in health technology and informatics
- Published
- 2025-05-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3233/shti250587
- Primary Topic
- Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00