Table 1.
Percentage of patients diagnosed through emergency presentation (defined as diagnosis of cancer within 30 days of an emergency hospital admission) by cancer site and jurisdiction
| All cancer sites | Oesophageal cancer | Stomach cancer | Colon cancer | Rectal cancer | Liver cancer | Pancreatic cancer | Lung cancer | Ovarian cancer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narrow definition* | |||||||||
| Denmark | 30·9% | 24·3% | 32·2% | 28·3% | 13·5% | 43·3% | 48·0% | 36·4% | 20·6% |
| England | 31·3% | 19·7% | 31·4% | 29·3% | 10·7% | 42·4% | 46·9% | 34·7% | 34·8% |
| Northern Ireland | 27·9% | 19·9% | 29·6% | 23·8% | 9·1% | 36·9% | 42·7% | 32·0% | 29·6% |
| New South Wales | 30·9% | 26·9% | 30·5% | 27·6% | 12·1% | 36·8% | 45·3% | 36·4% | 28·4% |
| Victoria | 24·0% | 20·0% | 23·7% | 22·9% | 9·1% | 31·9% | 34·1% | 27·8% | 20·9% |
| Broad definition† | |||||||||
| Norway | 36·5% | 32·7% | 40·0% | 35·8% | 15·8% | 50·6% | 55·4% | 39·4% | 34·9% |
| Scotland | 38·5% | 25·2% | 39·1% | 35·1% | 14·1% | 47·5% | 59·2% | 42·1% | 42·8% |
| Wales | 37·4% | 25·5% | 39·1% | 34·2% | 13·8% | 50·5% | 56·7% | 41·5% | 40·8% |
| Alberta | 30·0% | 23·0% | 34·6% | 28·6% | 12·9% | 31·7% | 40·9% | 33·3% | 25·7% |
| Atlantic Canada | 26·9% | 20·7% | 30·4% | 28·4% | 12·6% | 34·3% | 38·8% | 26·6% | 28·1% |
| British Columbia | 30·5% | 28·3% | 40·3% | 27·5% | 12·0% | 38·1% | 41·4% | 33·2% | 31·7% |
| Ontario | 26·1% | 20·3% | 26·9% | 27·2% | 11·0% | 28·3% | 35·3% | 27·5% | 23·9% |
| Saskatchewan-Manitoba | 28·3% | 18·5% | 31·8% | 27·7% | 13·7% | 33·3% | 37·3% | 30·6% | 30·1% |
| New Zealand | 42·5% | 36·8% | 47·8% | 36·6% | 19·8% | 49·7% | 60·4% | 51·1% | 48·1% |
For n/N and 95% CIs of presented estimates, see appendix pp 15–28.
*
A narrow operational definition of emergency presentation was used.
†
A broad operational definition of emergency presentation was used.