Symptoms and signs of colorectal cancer, with differences between proximal and distal colon cancer: a prospective cohort study of diagnostic accuracy in primary care

Symptoms and signs of colorectal cancer, with differences between proximal and distal colon cancer: a prospective cohort study of diagnostic accuracy in primary care

Abstract Background In an abdominal symptom study in primary care in six European countries, 511 cases of cancer were recorded prospectively among 61,802 patients 16 years and older in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium and Scotland. Colorectal cancer is one of the main types of cancer as...

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Main Authors: Knut Holtedahl, Lars Borgquist, Gé A. Donker, Frank Buntinx, David Weller, Christine Campbell, Jörgen Månsson, Victoria Hammersley, Tonje Braaten, Ranjan Parajuli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Subjects:
Neoplasms
Colorectal cancer
Early diagnosis
Diagnostic accuracy
General practice
Family medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-021-01452-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-021-01452-6

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