In 1986, Laurence was diagnosed with lung cancer late in the disease's development.

Cirumferentially growing tumors carry a bad prognosis as they are diagnosed late.

Buruli ulcer is often diagnosed late, when treatment can be very difficult and frustrating.

The cause was complications from breast cancer, which was diagnosed late in 1998.

The disease is among the deadlier types of cancer, because most cases are diagnosed late, after the cancer has begun to spread.

Both of the patients who were diagnosed late in life had the abnormal antibodies in their blood for several years before the condition became obvious.

Initially, diagnosis can be difficult, especially when other severe injuries are present; thus the condition is commonly diagnosed late.

A heavy smoker most of his life, Crothers was diagnosed with lung cancer late in 1985, but continued to perform.

This malignancy is often diagnosed late, and in some cases, diagnosis may be difficult because of similarity to other eye diseases.

Endometriosis may be diagnosed late in women using intrauterine devices as pain and bleeding occur with both.