Knowledge of cancer symptoms and anxiety affect patient delay in seeking diagnosis in patients with heterogeneous cancer locations

This research was aimed at identifying factors that predict patient delay in treatment initiation in patients with suspected cancer disease. We sought to determine the differences between delaying and non-delaying patients with reference to their knowledge of cancer symptoms, sociodemographic variables, and the levels of state-anxiety and trait-anxiety.
Source: Current Problems in Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Source Type: research