Willie Hamilton

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus
observational 2020
Effect of pre-existing conditions on bladder cancer stage at diagnosis: a cohort study using electronic primary care records in the UK
The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners ·doi:10.3399/bjgp20x710921

BACKGROUND: Pre-existing concurrent medical conditions (multimorbidity) complicate cancer diagnosis when they provide plausible diagnostic alternatives for cancer symptoms. AIM: To investigate associations in bladder cancer between: first,…

observational 2019
Contrasting effects of comorbidities on emergency colon cancer diagnosis: a longitudinal data-linkage study in England
BMC health services research ·doi:10.1186/s12913-019-4075-4

BACKGROUND: One in three colon cancers are diagnosed as an emergency, which is associated with worse cancer outcomes. Chronic conditions (comorbidities) affect large proportions of adults and they might influence the risk of emergency prese…

review 2018
Recognizing Gynecological Cancer in Primary Care: Risk Factors, Red Flags, and Referrals
Advances in therapy ·doi:10.1007/s12325-018-0683-3

Early diagnosis of symptomatic gynecological cancer is likely to improve patient outcomes, including survival. The primary care practitioner has a key role to play in this-they must recognize the symptoms and signs of gynecological cancer a…