More than a third of cancer patients in Ontario had visited an emergency department in the three months prior to their cancer diagnosis, according to a new study,
patients in Canada seek emergency help before their diagnosis, with more than half being hospitalized following an ER visit, according to new research.on Monday showed that more than a third of cancer patients in Ontario had visited an emergency department in the three months prior to their cancer diagnosis .
“It’s almost one in three patients who are using the emergency department prior to their diagnosis and there are certain patient populations who are more likely to use the emergency department,” she told Global News in an interview.Even though the data was limited to Ontario, Grewal said it’s a trend that’s being seen across Canada.
Older patients, those who resided in rural or northern parts of Ontario as well as patients who were diagnosed with brain, pancreatic, liver, gallbladder or thoracic cancer were more likely to go to ER, the research found.Since the study was based on administrative data, it’s not clear if the cancer diagnosis, which typically requires a biopsy test, was made at the emergency department, Grewal said.
Some patients might come in for something completely unrelated and then have an incidental pickup of a suspected cancer diagnosis through scans.
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