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Table 6 Symptoms in relation to stage for colorectal cancer

From: Symptoms and signs of colorectal cancer, with differences between proximal and distal colon cancer: a prospective cohort study of diagnostic accuracy in primary care

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