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Editorial
. 2023 Apr;105(4):291-292.
doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2023.0026.

Cancer diagnosis

R I Cutress, T Gathani
Editorial

Cancer diagnosis

R I Cutress et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2023 Apr.
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Ramsey I Cutress, Annals Breast Specialty Editor and Professor of Surgery
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Toral Gathani, Senior Clinical Research Fellow and Consultant Surgeon
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Figure 1
Number of urgent suspected cancer referrals and number of cancers diagnosed in England. Source: https://www.cancerdata.nhs.uk/cwt_conversion_and_detection
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Figure 2
Percentage of cancers diagnosed in England by route to diagnosis. Source: https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/routes-to-diagnosis/2018
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