Autores
Magdalena Esteva, Alfonso Leiva, María Ramos, Salvador Pita-Fernández, Luis González-Luján, Montse Casamitjana, María A Sánchez, Sonia Pértega-Díaz, Amador Ruiz, Paloma Gonzalez-Santamaría, María Martín-Rabadán, Ana M Costa-Alcaraz, Alejandro Espí, Francesc Macià, Josep M Segura, Sergio Lafita, Francisco Arnal-Monreal, Isabel Amengual, Marta M Boscá-Watts, Angels Hospital, Hermini Manzano, Rosa Magallon, DECCIRE GROUP*
Fecha de publicación
2013/12
Revista
BMC cancer
Volumen
13
Páginas
1-13
Editor
BioMed Central
Descripción
Background
Colorectal cancer (CRC) survival depends mostly on stage at the time of diagnosis. However, symptom duration at diagnosis or treatment have also been considered as predictors of stage and survival. This study was designed to: 1) establish the distinct time-symptom duration intervals; 2) identify factors associated with symptom duration until diagnosis and treatment.
Methods
This is a cross-sectional study of all incident cases of symptomatic CRC during 2006–2009 (795 incident cases) in 5 Spanish regions. Data were obtained from patients’ interviews and reviews of primary care and hospital clinical records. Measurements: CRC symptoms, symptom perception, trust in the general practitioner (GP), primary care and hospital examinations/visits before diagnosis, type of referral and tumor characteristics at diagnosis. Symptom Diagnosis …
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