Wording used by GPs can impact child cancer diagnosis
- OPACC
- Apr 5, 2013
- 1 min read
The wording used by GPs in a hospital referral letter may have a "significant" impact on the time it takes to diagnose a child with cancer, new research suggests.
If a GP uses the term "cancer" rather than "serious illness" children are likely to be diagnosed more quickly, according to the study, published in the British Journal of Cancer.
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