Direct access CT for suspicion of brain tumour: an analysis of referral pathways in a population-based patient group

Direct access CT for suspicion of brain tumour: an analysis of referral pathways in a population-based patient group

Abstract Background Brain tumour patients see their primary care doctor on average three or more times before diagnosis, so there may be an opportunity to identify ‘at risk’ patients earlier. Suspecting a brain tumour diagnosis is difficult because brain tumour-related symptoms are typically non-spe...

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Main Authors: K. Zienius, Ip Chak-Lam, J. Park, M. Ozawa, W. Hamilton, D. Weller, D. Summers, L. Porteous, S. Mohiuddin, E. Keeney, W. Hollingworth, Y. Ben-Shlomo, R. Grant, P. M. Brennan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Subjects:
Brain tumor
Brain cancer
Early diagnosis of cancer
Primary health care
General practice
CT scan
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-019-1003-y

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