Table 1.

Exclusion criteria and numbers of excluded patients

Family history of CRC (asymptomatic)	3
Post-CRC surveillance program (asymptomatic)	4
Post-polypectomy surveillance program (asymptomatic)	8
Surveillance for hereditary syndromes	3
Surveillance for inflammatory bowel disease	5
Lack of participation of general practitioner	10
Lack of data on patient delay	36
Lack of data on healthcare delay	15
Lack of data on tumor stage	20
Total	104

* In total 376 patients were diagnosed with CRC after endoscopic evaluation of the large bowel during the 3 months study period in this multi-centre, population-based study.

† Abbreviations: CRC = colorectal cancer