Table 2.

First symptoms of CRC, diagnosis of referral and mode of referral.

First symptom of CRC	No. (%)
Abdominal pain /pain at defecation	42 (37)
Blood in the stools	36 (32)
Changes in bowel habits	34 (30)
General malaise and symptoms of anaemia	34 (30)
Unintended weight loss	15 (13)
Abdominal tumour mass	2 (2)
Not reported	2 (2)
Diagnosis of referral (suspicion)
Colorectal cancer	49 (43)
Gastrointestinal bleeding/anaemia	22 (20)
Ileus/subileus	12 (11)
Abdominal tumour (not specified)	8 (7)
Benign gastrointestinal disease	7 (6)
Other diagnosis (LUTS, heart failure, lung cancer)	6 (5)
Not reported	9 (8)
Mode of referral
Acute	17 (15)
Subacute (first possible flight connection)	18 (16)
Ordinary	78 (69)