Lung cancer among people who have never smoked is under recognized and presents a diagnostic challenge, particularly for GPs seeking to balance over-investigation with early diagnosis and high quality care, according to a study published in the iJournal of the Royal Society of Medicine/i.
It is estimated that around 6,000 people in the UK who have never smoked die of lung cancer every year, greater than the numbers of people who die of cervical cancer (900), lymphoma (5,200), leukaemia (4,500) and ovarian cancer (4,200)....
Lung cancer among people who have never smoked is under recognized and presents a diagnostic challenge, particularly for GPs seeking to balance over-investigation with early diagnosis and high quality care, according to a study published in the iJournal of the Royal Society of Medicine/i.
It is estimated that around 6,000 people in the UK who have never smoked die of lung cancer every year, greater than the numbers of people who die of cervical cancer (900), lymphoma (5,200), leukaemia (4,500) and ovarian cancer (4,200)....