Time to diagnosis of Type I or II invasive epithelial ovarian cancers: a multicentre observational study using patient questionnaire and primary care records.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare time to diagnosis of the typically slow-growing Type I (low-grade serous, low-grade endometrioid, mucinous, clear cell) and the more aggressive Type II (high-grade serous, high-grade endometrioid, undifferentiated, carcinosarcoma) invasive epithelial ovarian cancer (iEOC).

Design

Multicentre observational study.

Setting

Ten UK gynaecological oncology centres.

Population

Women diagnosed with primary EOC between 2006 and 2008.

Methods

Symptom data were collected before diagnosis using patient questionnaire and primary-care records. We estimated patient interval (first symptom to presentation) using questionnaire data and diagnostic interval (presentation to diagnosis) using primary-care records. We considered the impact of first sympto

SUBMITTER: Lim A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4855631 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature