Sentences with phrase «consequences of a cancer diagnosis»

This new understanding of the serious consequences of a cancer diagnosis has great implications for the relatives and healthcare personnel of cancer patients.

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Still, the authors conclude that the number and uniformity of the patient population in this study make it possible to comment on the risk of undiagnosed cancer in apparently noncancerous colorectal polyps and the consequences of not making that diagnosis preoperatively.

These medical errors — such as medication errors, surgical errors, misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis, failure to diagnose cancer, birth injuries and more — can have devastating consequences on your health and the lives of loved ones.

As a consequence, late diagnosis of cancer is far more common among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander than other Australians, with this leading to poor cancer outcomes, including higher rates of mortality.

If a mental health professional makes the WRONG diagnosis as a consequence of the personal discomfort of this mental health professional with the correct diagnosis, it would be analogous to a medical doctor making an incorrect diagnosis of cancer as instead representing high blood pressure because the physician was personally uncomfortable with the seriousness of the cancer diagnosis.