Factors contributing to delayed diagnosis of cancer among Aboriginal people in Australia: a qualitative study.

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Factors contributing to delayed diagnosis of cancer among Aboriginal people in Australia: a qualitative study.

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Delayed presentation of symptomatic cancer is associated with poorer survival. Aboriginal patients with cancer have higher rates of distant metastases at diagnosis compared with non-Aboriginal Australians. This paper examined factors contributing to delayed diagnosis of cancer...

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Main Authors:	Shahid, Shaouli, Teng, T., Bessarab, D., Aoun, Samar, Baxi, S., Thompson, S.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	BM J Group 2016
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7333

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