Negative chest X-rays in primary care patients with lung cancer

[摘要] The main investigation for suspected lung cancer in primary care is a chest X-ray. Reports from secondary care show that some patients with normal chest X-rays transpire to have lung cancer. The assumption is that this occurs rarely in primary care.

[学科分类] 卫生学

[关键词] diagnosis;lung cancer;primary health care;referral and consultation