Patient and physician delay in the diagnosis and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in Turkey

The early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer are important for the prognosis of patients with lung cancer. This study was undertaken to investigate patient and doctor delays in the diagnosis and treatment of NSCLC and the factors affecting these delays. A total of 1016 patients, including 926 (91.1%) males and 90 (8.9%) females with a mean age of 61.5 ± 10.1 years, were enrolled prospectively in this study between May 2010 and May 2011 from...