Ukarakteristiske symptomer hos patienter med debut af kolorektal cancer i almen praksis
Engelsk titel: Uncharacteristic colorectal cancer symptoms and their value in general practice
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Författare:
Juul, Jakob Sögaard
;
Vedsted, Peter
Email: p.vedsted@alm.au.dk
Språk: Dan
Antal referenser: 13
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 12031797
Sammanfattning
Though colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in Denmark, there is a serious lack of knowledge in general practice about symptom presentation. The prevalence and the positive predictive value of the so-called alarm symptoms are vague, and screening will only detect a small number of cancers per year. In the future, general practice will still play an important role in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer; therefore, knowledge about how the disease presents in general practice is urgently needed, and intervention studies on how to optimize early diagnosis should be encouraged.