Clinical Factors Associated with Delayed Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer: Retrospective Cohort Study Using Linked Medical Records
Year: 2025
Type: book-chapter
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Using linked primary care, hospital and cancer registry data, we show that presenting symptom and existence comorbid long-term conditions offering alternative explanations for symptoms, both influence the diagnostic delay for ovarian cancer.
DOI: 10.3233/shti250587
Authors: Elizabeth Ford, Imogen Rogers, Anjum Memon
Institution: Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Language: English
Subfield: Reproductive Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4410447248
