Blog by Dr Yin Zhou, Clinical Research Fellow, Cancer Group Patterns of events before the diagnosis of cancer may reveal ‘signals’ for missed diagnostic opportunities for patients. Earlier research, including from our CanTest collaborators in Denmark, has shown that increase in background rate of consultations, prescriptions and laboratory test use occur long before cancer diagnosis. […]
Why do we need more than one diagnostic strategy to detect cancer early?
Blog by Dr Yin Zhou, GP and Wellcome Trust Primary Care Clinician PhD Fellow, Cancer Group at the Primary Care Unit The fast-track (or ‘two-week-wait’) referral pathway for suspected cancer was introduced in England in 2000 to expedite investigations and shorten diagnostic intervals in symptomatic patients. The criteria for fast-track referrals are based on […]