Concordance with urgent referral guidelines in patients presenting with any of six 'alarm' features of possible cancer: a retrospective cohort study using linked primary care records.

Bianca Wiering Georgios Lyratzopoulos William T Hamilton John L Campbell Gary A Abel

Published in: BMJ quality & safety (2021)

Guideline recommendations for action are not followed for the majority of patients presenting with common possible cancer features. A significant number of these patients developed cancer within 1 year of their consultation, indicating scope for improvement in the diagnostic process.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
primary care
squamous cell
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
squamous cell carcinoma
lymph node metastasis
peritoneal dialysis
newly diagnosed