1 in 5 Emergency Bowel Cancer Patients Had Symptoms Before Diagnosis
LONDON, Sept. 28 -- The Cancer Research UK issued the following news release:
Around one in five bowel cancer patients diagnosed after an emergency presentation have displayed at least one cancer 'alarm symptom' in the year leading up to their diagnosis, according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study (link is external) published in the British Journal of Cancer (link is external).
The study found that 'red flag' symptoms were much more common in patients who were di . . .
Around one in five bowel cancer patients diagnosed after an emergency presentation have displayed at least one cancer 'alarm symptom' in the year leading up to their diagnosis, according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study (link is external) published in the British Journal of Cancer (link is external).
The study found that 'red flag' symptoms were much more common in patients who were di . . .