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Table 2 Number and percentages of Cancer Patient Pathways (CPP) used among patients for whom the GP was involved in the diagnosis, shown by cancer site and total (N = 1,426)

From: Cancer suspicion in general practice, urgent referral and time to diagnosis: a population-based GP survey and registry study

 

Colorectal

Lung

Malignant melanoma

Breast

Prostate

Other

Total

 

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

Total

222(36.3)

193(40.7)

82(36.1)

324(62.5)

220(39.6)

385(26.8)

1,426(37.3)

Gender

       

Male

130(40.0)

110(41.4)

38(38.0)

0(0)

220(39.6)

230(29.1)

728(35.7)

Female

92(32.1)

83(39.9)

44(34.6)

324(62.5)

0(0)

155(24.0)

698(39.1)

Age groups(years):

       

18-44

6(37.5)

1(33.3)

22(34.9)

37(53.6)

0(0)

39(26.7)

105(35.4)

45-54

12(26.1)

13(31.0)

15(31.3)

67(56.3)

10(50.0)

53(28.8)

170(37.0)

55-64

50(43.5)

58(42.6)

20(46.5)

62(62.0)

58(42.6)

87(26.8)

335(39.2)

65-74

82(37.4)

74(44.3)

14(38.9)

55(60.4)

104(43.7)

102(25.5)

431(37.4)

> = 75

72(33.3)

47(37.3)

11(29.7)

103(74.1)

48(29.6)

104(27.3)

385(36.3)

GP’s symptom Interpretation

       

Alarm

163(54.7)

74(50.0)

51(42.1)

305(72.8)

121(45.8)

243(41.0)

957(52.0)

Serious

17(13.4)

52(32.1)

0(0)

5(18.5)

20(33.9)

55(15.2)

149(20.0)

Vague

42(22.5)

67(40.9)

31(32.0)

14(19.4)

79(33.9)

87(18.0)

320(25.9)