Increased use of urgent suspected cancer referrals associated with improved survival rates

Written by Ilana Landau, Editor

Results of a 5-year national cohort study, involving over 1.4 million individuals with cancer in the UK, suggest that those belonging to GP practices with the highest rates of urgent suspected cancer referrals were more likely to receive diagnoses for breast, lung and prostate cancers at earlier stages, and face lower mortality rates. Published in the British Journal of General Practice, the results of a new analysis led by investigators from King’s College London and Public Health England (both London, UK) suggest that individuals with cancer belonging to the highest referring GP practices in the UK were more likely to...

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