Blood sampling patterns in primary care change several years before a cancer diagnosis

Authors

  • Mathilde Egelund Christensen Department of Hematology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Centre for General Practice, Institute for Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8528-6671
  • Mia Klinten Grand Danish Cancer Society, Denmark
  • Margit Kriegbaum Centre for General Practice, Institute for Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Bent Struer Lind Centre for General Practice, Institute for Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark
  • Kirsten Grønbæk Department of Hematology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
  • Frederik Persson Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark
  • Christoffer Johansen Department of Clinical Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
  • Christen Lykkegaard Andersen Department of Hematology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark; Centre for General Practice, Institute for Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7753-6768

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/1651-226X.2024.28559

Keywords:

Primary care, early detection of cancer, neoplasms, epidemiologic studies, public reporting of healthcare data, clinical chemistry tests

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Published

2024-02-13

How to Cite

Christensen, M. E., Grand, M. K., Kriegbaum, M., Lind, B. S., Grønbæk, K., Persson, F. ., … Andersen, C. L. (2024). Blood sampling patterns in primary care change several years before a cancer diagnosis. Acta Oncologica, 63(1), 17–22. https://doi.org/10.2340/1651-226X.2024.28559