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Doctors in Britain are "missing opportunities" to spot lung cancer at an early stage, meaning one in three people with the disease dies within 90 days of diagnosis, research suggests.
A study of lung cancer cases in 20,142 people aged over 30 found one in 10 had died within a month of diagnosis.
One in 20 had been diagnosed only after they had died, the study, published in the British Medical Journal, says.
Researchers said GPs needed better diagnostic tools, such as software.
Lung cancer kills more than 35,000 people a year and is the biggest cause of cancer death in the UK.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29596645
A study of lung cancer cases in 20,142 people aged over 30 found one in 10 had died within a month of diagnosis.
One in 20 had been diagnosed only after they had died, the study, published in the British Medical Journal, says.
Researchers said GPs needed better diagnostic tools, such as software.
Lung cancer kills more than 35,000 people a year and is the biggest cause of cancer death in the UK.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29596645