Patient and physician delay in the diagnosis and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in Turkey

YURDAKUL, AHMET; Kocaturk, Celalettin; Bayiz, Hulya; Gursoy, Soner; Bircan, HACI; Ozcan, Aysenaz; Akkoclu, Atilla; Uluorman, Funda; Celik, Pinar; KÖKSAL, DENİZ; Ulubas, Bahar; Sercan, Eylem; Ozbudak, Omer; Goksel, Tuncay; Onalan, Tugba; Yamansavci, Esra; Turk, Figen; Yuncu, Gokhan; Copuraslan, Cigdem; Mardal, Tugba; Tuncay, Esin; Karamustafaoglu, Altemur; Yildiz, Pinar; Secik, Funda; Kaplan, Muhammet; Caglar, Emel; Ortakoylu, Mediha; Onal, Mine; Turna, Akif; Hekimoglu, Evlin; Dalar, Levent; Altin, Sedat; Gulhan, Meral; Akpinar, Eylem; Savas, Ismail; Firat, Nalan; Camsari, Gungor; Ozkan, Gulcihan; Cetinkaya, Erdogan; Kamiloglu, Emine; Celik, Bulent; Havlucu, Yavuz

doi:10.1016/j.canep.2014.12.015

Patient and physician delay in the diagnosis and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in Turkey

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YURDAKUL A. S., Kocaturk C., Bayiz H., Gursoy S., Bircan A., Ozcan A., ...More

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY, vol.39, no.2, pp.216-221, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 39 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.canep.2014.12.015
Journal Name: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.216-221
Keywords: Lung cancer, Delay, Patient, Doctor, PRIMARY-CARE, GENERAL-PRACTICE, 1ST SYMPTOM, TIME, SURVIVAL, EXPERIENCE, INTERVALS, REGISTRY, PERIOD, UK
Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Aim: The early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer are important for the prognosis of patients with lung cancer. This study was undertaken to investigate patient and doctor delays in the diagnosis and treatment of NSCLC and the factors affecting these delays.