The review looked at 27 studies containing evidence of how healthcare use changed among people who went on to be diagnosed with a condition. It found that, for chronic conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, coeliac disease, schizophrenia, and inflammatory bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, healthcare use increased years before diagnosis, suggesting significantly earlier diagnosis might be possible for some patients.
The study, funded by Cancer Research UK and cancer societies in participating countries, found also that countries with higher incidences of these emergency presentations had poorer survival rates for patients.Published in The Lancet Oncology, the st
More than a third of cancers in the UK are discovered after patients are rushed to hospital, one of the highest rates in comparable high-income countries, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.