Abdominal symptoms and cancer in the abdomen: prospective cohort study in European primary care.

CONCLUSIONS: A patient with undiagnosed cancer may present with symptoms or no symptoms. Irregular bleeding must always be explained. Abdominal pain occurs with all types of abdominal cancer and several symptoms may signal colorectal cancer. The findings are important as they influence how GPs think and act, and how they can contribute to an earlier diagnosis of cancer.
PMID: 29632003 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The British Journal of General Practice - April 9, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Holtedahl K, Hjertholm P, Borgquist L, Donker GA, Buntinx F, Weller D, Braaten T, Månsson J, Strandberg EL, Campbell C, Korevaar JC, Parajuli R Tags: Br J Gen Pract Source Type: research