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• TITLE: Factors Affecting the Duration between Symptom Onset and Diagnosis in Patients with Gastric Cancer

  AUTHORS: Jianhao Yin, Yong Zhang, Jianguo Lai, Yao Tang, Lei Meng, Gang Xu, Haonan Wang, Chengxue Dang

  KEYWORDS: Gastric Cancer, Early Diagnosis, Diagnosis Delay, Help-Seeking Behavior

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, Vol.4 No.9, September 30, 2016

  ABSTRACT: Background: The prognosis of patients with tumors is partly influenced by the stage when patients are diagnosed. Therefore, the time of confirmed diagnosis after onset can be considered as a prognostic predictor. Although a few of studies work on it, factors that influence the duration remain poorly understood in different areas. Methods: This retrospective study involved patients with gastric cancer. Participants completed questionnaires by either phone or face-to-face interviews. Results: Females are with a longer interval than males. Farms lived in rural area and with New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme are associated with a longer time interval. Patients whose income is mainly from their spouses also have a longer interval. Abdominal pain seems to be associated with longer interval time, while vomiting leads to a shorter time interval. Taking medicine after symptoms appear is associated with longer time intervals, especially those take medicine nonstandardly and more than 2 weeks. Conclusions: The results demonstrate that the medical resource in rural area should still be enhanced; meanwhile taking medicine without doctor’s advice should be cut down. Additional efforts must be made to devise strategies to properly guide patients’ behavior.