Straightforward assessment to improve identification of people at high risk from colorec...( ted in fewer patients being identified ...),Health

ted in fewer patients being identified at high risk (around 40%) compared with a 50% high-risk grading for the current NHS guidelines. The new system identified a further 13% of cancer patients who would have been categorised as low risk by the current NHS guidelines, thus detecting nearly all cancers (99%) by investigating just over half(57%) of the patients referred.

David Cade comments: "The patient consultation questionnaire with the weighted numerical score produces an accurate system to prioritise patients with colorectal symptoms referred by their general practitioners. The questionnaire and the weighted numerical score might also have a place in general practice to help family doctors identify individuals at substantial risk of colorectal cancer."

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15-Jul-2002

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