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Diagnosing cancer in an emergency: Patterns of emergency presentation of cancer in Ireland 2002–2015 [1]

Patients over 65 and those from the poorest communities are more likely to have their cancer diagnosed as an emergency
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A new research report funded by the Irish Cancer Society and carried out by the Registry is being launched today. The research found that:

About 3,000 of the 22,000 invasive cancers diagnosed each year are diagnosed as emergencies (excluding...Read more [1]
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[1] https://www.ncri.ie/publications/research-reports/diagnosing-cancer-emergency-patterns-emergency-presentation-cancer [2] https://www.ncri.ie/sites/ncri/files/pubs/Emergency%20presentation%20with%20cancer%20in%20Ireland_report%202018_25.pdf