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One in five cancers in the UK is first found in an emergency, usually late. Adding a cancer test to the blood already taken in A&E for over-60s with vague symptoms could catch some earlier.
Emergency presentation carries much worse survival, and these patients often attended A&E months earlier with non-specific complaints. Propose adding an MCED or targeted marker panel to blood drawn in emergency departments for patients aged 60 and over with weight loss, anaemia, or non-specific pain, with a defined follow-up route.
Shares Early detection of cancer, Fragmented care and guideline gaps, The hardest cancers are found late.
Shares Early detection of cancer, Fragmented care and guideline gaps, The hardest cancers are found late.
Shares Early detection of cancer, The hardest cancers are found late.
Shares Early detection of cancer, The hardest cancers are found late.
Shares Fragmented care and guideline gaps, The hardest cancers are found late.
Shares Early detection of cancer, Multi-cancer early detection (MCED), The hardest cancers are found late.
Shares Early detection of cancer, Multi-cancer early detection (MCED), The hardest cancers are found late.
Shares Early detection of cancer, The hardest cancers are found late.