- Philip J R Taylor, general practitioner1
- 1Axminster Medical Practice, Axminster EX13 5AG, UK
- philtaylor{at}nhs.net
Use of the number of relevant consultations in primary care before a cancer diagnosis is problematic.1
Consultations can be counted only retrospectively, which could lead to an incorrect assumption about the index consultation. After diagnosis of lung cancer, an initial consultation in a male smoker for a winter cough might be counted, even though referral at …
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