Hamilton W

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus · active 2014-2020
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

BackgroundPre-existing concurrent medical conditions (multimorbidity) complicate cancer diagnosis when they provide plausible diagnostic alternatives for cancer symptoms.AimTo investigate associations in bladder cancer between: first, pre-e…

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

BackgroundOne 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 present…

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…

2017
Comorbid conditions delay diagnosis of colorectal cancer: a cohort study using electronic primary care records.
British journal of cancer ·doi:10.1038/bjc.2017.127

BackgroundPre-existing non-cancer conditions may complicate and delay colorectal cancer diagnosis.MethodIncident cases (aged ⩾40 years, 2007-2009) with colorectal cancer were identified in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, UK. Diagno…

2014
2014 CUA Abstracts
Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada