What can hospital emergency admissions prior to cancer diagnosis tell us about socio-economic inequalities in cancer diagnosis? Evidence from population-based data in England.
Aimilia ExarchakouBernard RachetGeorgios LyratzopoulosCamille MaringeFrancisco Javier RubioPublished in: British journal of cancer (2024)
Our findings point to higher use of emergency services for non-specific symptoms and conditions in the most deprived patients, preceding colon cancer diagnosis. Health system barriers may be a shared factor of socio-economic inequalities in EP and HEAs.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- papillary thyroid
- public health
- emergency department
- end stage renal disease
- squamous cell
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- primary care
- electronic health record
- machine learning
- big data
- depressive symptoms
- squamous cell carcinoma
- sleep quality
- deep learning
- patient reported outcomes
- artificial intelligence