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Open Access UCL Research: Contrasting effects of comorbidities on emergency colon cancer diagnosis: a longitudinal data-linkage study in England https://t.co/NX96VTSF6f
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New from #CR_UK https://t.co/RC7ykranRe Contrasting effects of comorbidities on emergency colon cancer diagnosis: a longitudinal data-linkage study in England
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Patients with comorbidities: a greater risk of being diagnosed with cancer as an emergency, BUT present more with cancer symptoms the year pre-cancer. Comorbidities may interfere with diagnosis due to ‘competing demands’ or ‘alternative explanations’.