The durability of previous examinations for cancer: Danish nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Patients previously examined for cancer with a negative result may present in general practice with ongoing or new symptoms or signs suggestive of cancer. This paper explores the potential existence of a relatively safe period for cancer occurrence after receiving negative examination results for specific types of cancer, including lung (CT thorax), upper gastrointestinal (gastroscopy), colorectal (colonoscopy), bladder (cystoscopy), and breast (clinical mammography).

Design

Register-based time-to-event analyses.

Setting

Denmark.

Subjects

All 3.3 million citizens aged 30-85 years who on January first, 2017, had not previously been diagnosed with the specific type of cancer were categorized based on the time since their most recent examination.

Main

SUBMITTER: Lykkegaard J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11003324 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature