Table 6.

Symptoms in relation to stage for colorectal cancer

Colon cancer (n = 65)		Stage
At consultation	After consultation	Localised(n = 29)	Locally advanced(n = 18)	Distant metastases (n = 10)	Unknown or Missing(n = 8)
No symptoms	No symptoms	3	2	2	4
No symptoms	1–2 symptoms	13	9	2	3
1–2 symptoms	No symptoms	6	3	2	1
1–2 symptoms	1–2 symptoms	1		1
3 + symptoms	No symptoms	4	4	3
3 + symptoms	1–2 symptoms	2
Rectal cancer (n = 29)		Stage
At consultation	After consultaton	Localised(n = 10)	Locally advanced(n = 8)	Distant metastases (n = 9)	Unknown or Missing(n = 2)
No symptoms	No symptoms	1	1	2	1
No symptoms	1–2 symptoms	3	1	2	1
1–2 symptoms	No symptoms	2	3	2
1–2 symptoms	1–2 symptoms	1	1
3 + symptoms	No symptoms	2	2	2
3 + symptoms	1–2 symptoms	1		1