Thousand consecutive cases of histologically proven cancer, seen at the National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases in the period of one year, have been studied and the responsibility for the patient and the physician in delayed diagnosis and treatment has been established. The main cause of delay in diagnosis has led to cause the patient's responsibility, 60.9 percent. Ignorance on the part of the patient has been the main cause in the delay, 94 .7 percent. The delay by the doctor, 25 .7 percent is attributed mainly to the fact that the cancer was not suspected and consequently appropriate studies are not checked for a diagnosis. Negligence, wrong inadequate examinations and recommendations were the main reasons for the delay. An individual who had symptoms for three or more months before consulting the doctor or consulted a doctor before this punishment in time and could not have a prope...

Thousand consecutive cases of histologically proven cancer, seen at the National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases in the period of one year, have been studied and the responsibility for the patient and the physician in delayed diagnosis and treatment has been established. The main cause of delay in diagnosis has led to cause the patient's responsibility, 60.9 percent. Ignorance on the part of the patient has been the main cause in the delay, 94 .7 percent. The delay by the doctor, 25 .7 percent is attributed mainly to the fact that the cancer was not suspected and consequently appropriate studies are not checked for a diagnosis. Negligence, wrong inadequate examinations and recommendations were the main reasons for the delay. An individual who had symptoms for three or more months before consulting the doctor or consulted a doctor before this punishment in time and could not have a prope...