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Evaluating the delay prior to primary care presentation in patients with lung cancer: a cohort study

Jalpa Kotecha, Allan Clark, Matthew Burton, Wei Yee Chan, Di Menzies, Ulrike Dernedde, Rachel Banham, Andrew Wilson and William Craig Martin
BJGP Open 2021; 5 (2): BJGPO.2020.0130. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2020.0130
Jalpa Kotecha
1 Department of Rheumatology, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
MA (Cantab), MB BS, MRCP
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Allan Clark
2 Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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Matthew Burton
3 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ipswich Hospital, Suffolk, UK
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Wei Yee Chan
4 Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Di Menzies
5 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
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Ulrike Dernedde
6 Oncology Department, James Paget University Hospital, Great Yarmouth, UK
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Rachel Banham
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vol. 5 no. 2 BJGPO.2020.0130
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https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2020.0130
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33293412

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  • Received July 23, 2020
  • Accepted August 20, 2020
  • Published online April 26, 2021.

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  1. Jalpa Kotecha, MA (Cantab), MB BS, MRCP1,
  2. Allan Clark, BSc, PhD2,
  3. Matthew Burton, MB BS, MRCP3,
  4. Wei Yee Chan, MB BS, MRCP4,
  5. Di Menzies, BSc (Hons)5,
  6. Ulrike Dernedde, MD6,
  7. Rachel Banham, RN7,
  8. Andrew Wilson, MD, FRCP2 and
  9. William Craig Martin, FRCP, FRCR, PhD8,*
  1. 1 Department of Rheumatology, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
  2. 2 Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
  3. 3 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ipswich Hospital, Suffolk, UK
  4. 4 Department of Haematology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
  5. 5 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
  6. 6 Oncology Department, James Paget University Hospital, Great Yarmouth, UK
  7. 7 Community Nursing Office, Chedgrave, UK
  8. 8 Oncology Department, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
  1. ↵ *For correspondence:
    William Craig Martin, craighelene{at}gmail.com
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BJGP Open 2021; 5 (2): BJGPO.2020.0130. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2020.0130
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  • lung neoplasms
  • causes of delay
  • within-patient delay
  • primary health care
  • smokers

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