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Oncology

Challenges in diagnosing head and neck cancer in primary health care

Markus Nieminena Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Katri Aroa Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, FinlandView further author information
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Antti Mäkitiea Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland;b Department of Clinical Sciences, Intervention and Technology, Division of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden;c Research Program in Systems Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0451-2404View further author information
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Vappu Harlind Department of Social Services and Health Care, City of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandView further author information
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Satu Kainulainene Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, FinlandView further author information
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Lauri Jouhia Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, FinlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1354-8027View further author information
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Timo Atulaa Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, FinlandView further author information
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Pages 26-33 | Received 08 May 2020, Accepted 22 Jul 2020, Published online: 05 Aug 2020

Figures & data

Table 1. Total number of patients that visited a primary health care centre with a head and neck cancer-related symptom.

Figure 1. The total number of patients that visited PHC centres in the City of Helsinki in 2016 out of which 40 new HNCs were diagnosed at the PHC centres.

Figure 1. The total number of patients that visited PHC centres in the City of Helsinki in 2016 out of which 40 new HNCs were diagnosed at the PHC centres.

Figure 2. Places of referral of all new HNC cancer patients (n = 111) in the City of Helsinki in 2016.

Figure 2. Places of referral of all new HNC cancer patients (n = 111) in the City of Helsinki in 2016.

Table 2. Number of HNC patients diagnosed in the Helsinki area in 2016 according to site and place of referral.

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