Table 2. Route to diagnosis by cancer type diagnosed between 2007 and 2013.
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Route to diagnosis (N=1802) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Non-emergency presentation (N=1437) |
Emergency presentation (N=365) | ||||
| Cancer type | GP USCa | GP urgentb | GP routinec | Otherd | GP/A&E) |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Breast | 180 (44) | 118 (29) | 68 (17) | 26 (6) | 16 (4) |
| Colorectal | 108 (27) | 92 (23) | 65 (16) | 15 (4) | 122 (30) |
| Lung | 105 (29) | 65 (18) | 23 (6) | 30 (8) | 145 (39) |
| Melanoma | 32 (39) | 31 (37) | 11 (13) | 7 (8) | 2 (2) |
| Prostate | 118 (33) | 80 (23) | 111 (31) | 24 (7) | 21 (6) |
| Upper GI | 46 (25) | 56 (30) | 17 (9) | 9 (5) | 59 (32) |
| 589 (33) | 442 (25) | 295 (16) | 111 (6) | 365 (20) | |
Abbreviation: GP=general practitioner.
a
GP USC=GP urgent suspected cancer referral—patient to be seen within 2 weeks.
b
GP urgent=GP urgent referral—seen at discretion of the hospital department.
c
GP routine=non-emergency.
d
Other=diagnosed in secondary care setting.