The crucial role of early diagnosis for patients and the nation, understanding the costs of late-stage cancer diagnosis from a large district general hospital in England
Late cancer diagnosis dramatically increases healthcare costs underscoring the importance of early detection and advanced screening methods. Extrapolating a 75% early detection rate across the NHS could yield substantial financial savings, highlighting its impact on healthcare efficiency.
Authors
- N Rajendran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7218-2120)
- Matthew Cole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9046-2505)
- Anthony R. Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9795-0218)
- Ahmer Mansuri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3441-1185)
- Valentin Butnari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8995-0413)
- Mike Brannan
- Saswata Banerjee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5686-5087)
- Petra Scantlebury
- Devendra Pattni
- Wendy Chinnery
Institutions
- Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- Barking and Dagenham College (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12962-025-00657-1
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00