Scientists at Celal Bayar University, Medical Department describe research in cancer research.

According to a study from Manisa, Turkey, "And background. We aimed to investigate the factors affecting the interval from the beginning of the symptoms until diagnosis and treatment in patients with lung cancer."

"Records of 119 lung cancer patients diagnosed in our pulmonary diseases clinic between 2004 and 2006 were evaluated retrospectively. Demographic data, histopathological tumor type, TNM stage, ECOG performance status, presence of endobronchial lesions, and radiological localization of the tumor were determined. Intervals from the first symptom to contacting a doctor, to diagnosis and to treatment were calculated. The interval from first admission to a clinic and …