than 500 patients referred for urgent cancer diagnosis through rapid ...

The 'Rapid Diagnostic Clinic' was set up in March 2022 under plans to improve early access to cancer assessments and tests, and last week marked ...

Variation in 'fast-track' referrals for suspected cancer by patient ...

Fast-track referral criteria are typically based on the presence of 'alarm' symptoms, although many cancer patients have no such presenting ...

Urgent GP referrals for suspected lung, colorectal, prostate and ...

Studies have reported 26.1% and 17.9% of patients diagnosed with cancer being referred urgently by GPs. Approximately one-third present as emergencies., Of the ...

Multi-cancer early detection test in symptomatic patients referred for ...

Expediting symptomatic cancer diagnosis can be achieved by having a high index of suspicion for cancer when the patient first contacts the ...

3% cancer referral threshold | The BMJ

A patient with a <3% risk of a cancer diagnosis does not meet the threshold for referral, however, many patients referred will have a >3% risk ...

Future cancer risk after urgent suspected cancer referral in England ...

That study found that 4% of patients were diagnosed with cancer in the following 5 years, which was a higher proportion than that for routine referrals to the ...

Cancer waiting times - Cancer Research UK

The 28 day Faster Diagnosis Standard states that people should have cancer ruled out or receive a diagnosis within 28 days of an urgent cancer referral. The 31 ...

NHS cancer targets are slimmed down with the aim of speeding up ...

The 62 day referral-to-treatment standard—patients referred for suspected cancer who receive a diagnosis should start treatment within 62 days ...

First results from five multidisciplinary diagnostic centre (MDC ...

In total, 2961 patients were referred into the MDCs and 241 cancers were diagnosed. The pathway detected cancers across a broad range of tumour ...

Exploring public attitudes towards the new Faster Diagnosis ... - BJGP

The NHS Five Year Forward View included a recommendation to develop and implement the Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS), in which patients will receive a ...

Faster diagnosis - NHS England

Less than 7% of patients referred to non-specific symptoms pathways receive a cancer diagnosis, with around 45% having a non-cancer condition diagnosed without ...

January 2022 edition - Macmillan Cancer Support

These Rapid referral guidelines have been produced by Macmillan Cancer ... cancer, make an urgent referral to a gynaecological cancer service.

Routine blood tests and probability of cancer in patients referred ...

As part of the diagnostic workup, a panel of blood tests are performed for all patients referred by their general practitioner (GP) to the ...

MSK Rapid Diagnosis for Faster Cancer Treatment

MSK can offer you a clear path to comprehensive world-class care by providing a rapid biopsy and diagnosis — particularly if you have imaging scans that show ...

The emergency department is no place to be told you have cancer

Receiving a diagnosis of cancer in an emergency department is becoming routine in Canada, which highlights the failure of health care systems to ...

Promoting cancer early diagnosis - World Health Organization (WHO)

Early diagnosis of cancer generally increases the chances for successful treatment by focusing on detecting symptomatic patients as early as possible.

Your urgent suspected cancer referral - Cancer Research UK

However, more than 9 out of 10 people (more than 90% of people) who have an urgent suspected cancer referral will not be diagnosed with cancer.

NHS key statistics: England - UK Parliament

28-day Faster Diagnosis standard: patients should wait 28 days or less between an urgent referral for suspected cancer and either (a) a.

Improving appropriate urgent GP cancer referrals

During the trial, our 244 under-referring GP practices urgently referred 1,281 additional patients of whom 90 can be expected to have been diagnosed with cancer ...

The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on suspected head and ...

The National Health Service (NHS) England targets are: 2 weeks from urgent referral to an appointment with a specialist, 31 days from a cancer ...