Weight loss as a predictor of cancer and serious disease in primary care: an ISAC-approved CPRD protocol for a retrospective cohort study using routinely collected primary care data from the UK

Weight loss as a predictor of cancer and serious disease in primary care: an ISAC-approved CPRD protocol for a retrospective cohort study using routinely collected primary care data from the UK

Abstract Background Unexpected weight loss is a symptom of serious disease in primary care, for example between 1 in 200 and 1 in 30 patients with unexpected weight loss go on to develop cancer. However, it remains unclear how and when general practitioners (GPs) should investigate unexpected weight...

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Main Authors: B. D. Nicholson, P. Aveyard, F. D. R. Hobbs, M. Smith, A. Fuller, R. Perera, W. Hamilton, S. Stevens, C. R. Bankhead
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Diagnostic and Prognostic Research
Subjects:
Weight loss
Early detection of cancer
Serious disease
Primary care
Cohort study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41512-017-0019-9

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