An earlier diagnosis is a key strategy for improving the outcomes of patients with cancer.
However, achieving this goal can be challenging, particularly for the growing number of …

Early diagnosis is an important aspect of contemporary cancer prevention and control
strategies, as the majority of patients are diagnosed following symptomatic presentation. The …

Background Delay in seeking health care by breast cancer patients is associated with
advanced stage of disease at presentation and poor survival rates. This study aimed to …

Background: The objective of this study is to investigate symptoms, clinical factors and socio-
demographic factors associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosis and time to …

Background: More than 20% of colorectal cancers are diagnosed following an emergency
presentation. We aimed to examine pre-diagnostic primary-care consultations and related …

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study on the people 40y old and above at the
primary care clinics at King Saud university medical city (KSUMC) in Riyadh. The estimated …

Delivering lung cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant and
ongoing challenges. There is a lack of published COVID-19 and lung cancer evidence …

Background Cancer patients often have pre-existing comorbidities, which can influence
timeliness of cancer diagnosis. We examined symptoms, investigations and emergency …

Background Worrying about wasting GP time is frequently cited as a barrier to help-seeking
for cancer symptoms. Aim To explore the circumstances under which individuals feel that …

Background The cancer burden falls predominantly on older (≥ 65 years) adults. Prompt
presentation to primary care with cancer symptoms could result in earlier diagnosis …