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The LungPath study: variation in the diagnostic and staging pathway for patients with lung cancer in England.
- Source :
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Thorax [Thorax] 2016 Mar; Vol. 71 (3), pp. 291-3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Jul 15. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- The LungPath project investigated differences in lung cancer diagnostic practice by following the diagnostic pathways of 1507 patients from 19 representative English lung cancer centres. We found large variation in the proportion of patients receiving positron emission tomography-CT scan (range 13%-64%) and endobronchial ultrasound (range 2%-31%). There was also wide variation in the proportion of patients with good performance status who had their tumours histologically confirmed (range 61%-100%). The variation is discussed with reference to current national guidelines and implications for patient care.<br /> (Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/)
- Subjects :
- Bronchoscopy
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung epidemiology
Endosonography
England epidemiology
Humans
Image-Guided Biopsy
Lung Neoplasms epidemiology
Morbidity trends
Positron-Emission Tomography
Reproducibility of Results
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung diagnosis
Diagnostic Imaging methods
Diagnostic Imaging standards
Lung Neoplasms diagnosis
Neoplasm Staging methods
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1468-3296
- Volume :
- 71
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Thorax
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26179248
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-206779