Primary care blood tests before cancer diagnosis: National Cancer Diagnosis Audit data.

Ben M Cranfield Minjoung Monica Koo Gary A Abel Ruth SwannSean McPhailGreg P Rubin Georgios Lyratzopoulos

Published in: The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners (2022)

Two-fifths of patients subsequently diagnosed with cancer have primary care blood tests as part of their diagnostic process. Given variable test use, research is needed on the clinical context in which blood tests are ordered.

Keyphrases

primary care
papillary thyroid
end stage renal disease
squamous cell
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
lymph node metastasis
squamous cell carcinoma
patient reported outcomes
electronic health record
young adults
data analysis