Lung cancer stage-shift following a symptom awareness campaign

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Martyn Kennedy · Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Leanne Cheyne · Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Michael Darby · St James's University Hospital

Paul Plant · University of Liverpool

Richard Milton · St James's University Hospital

Jonathan Robson · Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Alison Gill

Abstract

This is the largest described lung cancer stage-shift in association with a symptom awareness campaign. A causal link between the campaign and stage-shift cannot be proven but appears plausible. Limitations of the analysis include a lack of contemporary control population.

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Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection

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Published in: Thorax

Volume 73, Issue 12, pp. 1128-1136

DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-211842

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Lung cancer stage-shift following a symptom awareness campaign

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