Lung cancer in the UK: addressing geographical inequality and late diagnosis

Lancet Oncol. 2018 Aug;19(8):1015-1017. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30496-0.

Authors

Sara C Hiom¹, Harpal S Kumar¹, Charles Swanton², David R Baldwin³, Michael D Peake⁴

Affiliations

¹ Cancer Research UK, London, EC1V 4AD, UK.
² University College London, London, UK.
³ University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
⁴ Cancer Research UK, London, EC1V 4AD, UK; University of Leicester, Leicester, UK; Centre for Cancer Outcomes, University College London Hospitals, London, UK. Electronic address: mick.peake@phe.gov.uk.

PMID: 30102211
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30496-0

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Delayed Diagnosis / adverse effects*
Delayed Diagnosis / mortality
Healthcare Disparities*
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Lung Neoplasms / epidemiology*
United Kingdom / epidemiology