Tuesday 25 April 2017

Cancer patients diagnosed in A&E after being repeatedly rejected by their GPs, research warns 

Cancer patients diagnosed in A&E after being repeatedly rejected by their GPs, research warns Thousands of people are being diagnosed with late-stage cancer in A&E due to GPs repeatedly misreading their symptoms, new research warns.

Experts have described as “extremely concerning” new data revealing that among those who were diagnosed with the disease in an emergency setting, almost a quarter had visited their family doctor three or more times.

They included 31 per cent of breast cancer patients who had attended three or more appointments, and 41 per cent of those diagnosed with bowel cancer. The daily Telegraph

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