%0 Journal Article %T Delay in Cancer Diagnosis: Causes and Possible Solutions %A Mohammed H Al-Azri %J Archive of "Oman Medical Journal". %D 2016 %R 10.5001/omj.2016.65 %X Cancer is the leading cause of death in developed and developing countries. Cancer mortality is expected to rise to an estimated 13.1 million deaths annually by 2030.1 However, certain types of cancer have a high chance of cure if they are detected at an early stage and adequately treated. %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4996960/