Cancer diagnosis in primary care

Cancer diagnosis in primary care.

Around a quarter of those in the developed world die of cancer. Most cancers present to primary care with symptoms, even when there is a screening test for the particular cancer. However, the symptoms of cancer are also symptoms of benign disease, and the GP has to judge whether cancer is a possible explanation. Very little research examined this process until relatively recently. This review p...

Delayed Diagnosis of Cancer in Primary Care

Diagnosis of ovarian cancer in primary care.

Diagnosis in Primary Care

The Nurse Practitioner • January 2007 43 ung cancer is currently the most fatal malignancy in the world. More individuals die from lung cancer than breast, colorectal, and prostate cancers combined. And because of poor survival rates, the incidence of lung cancer mimics its mortality rates. The 5-year survival rate for lung cancer remains a grim 14%, and 90% of lung cancer patients eventually s...

Computer assisted diagnosis of ovarian cancer in primary care.

More than 6500women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year in the United Kingdom. This cancer has a relatively poor prognosis—five year survival is 41%. Screening is not available, although a large UK trial is due to report in 2015, so this may change. Currently, the diagnosis is made almost entirely as a result of women reporting symptoms to primary care. However, several factors make the...