Screening for red flag symptoms of cancer: A community-based cross-sectional study from urban Puducherry, India

• Main Authors: Manikandanesan Sakthivel (Author), Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy (Author), Gokul Sarveswaran (Author), R Jayalakshmy (Author), Shanthosh Priyan (Author), N Bharathnag (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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BACKGROUND: Patients with cancer often delay seeking medical advice in developing countries. In India, only 20%-30% of cancers are being diagnosed in Stages I and II. Screening for red flag symptoms of cancer can be used to identify high-risk individuals in the community. METHODOLOGY: A community-ba...