Further Insights from the Second Scottish National Cancer Diagnosis Audit.
Research led by Professor Peter Murchie, Professor Lesley Anderson, and colleagues from the Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen and Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh has been published in the European Journal of Cancer Care.
Professor Lesley Anderson described the research findings:
“There is limited evidence that urgent suspected cancer use had increased between 2014 and 2018/19. Harder to diagnose cancers are still most likely to present as emergencies and be subject to delays. Overall, it seems there were small improvements in cancer diagnosis pre-pandemic and a further audit could examine evidence for a post-pandemic recovery.