Proportion of cancers with each of the Department of Health (DoH) higher risk criteria‡
| DoH higher risk criteria | Two week clinic | All other clinics | All clinics | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | % | No | % | No | % | |
| *Some patients had more than one higher risk criteria. | ||||||
| †In 12 patients the full criteria were unknown. | ||||||
| ‡As determined by hospital examination. | ||||||
| B, rectal bleeding; C, change in bowel habit; P, perianal symptoms; +, symptom present; −, symptom absent. | ||||||
| 1. +B +C | 26 | 40% | 23 | 28% | 49 | 33% |
| 2. +C −B ⩾60 y | 11 | 17% | 14 | 17% | 25 | 17% |
| 3. +B −C −P >60 y | 4 | 6% | 8 | 10% | 12 | 8% |
| 4. Abdominal mass | 4 | 6% | 9 | 11% | 13 | 9% |
| 5. Rectal mass | 13 | 20% | 12 | 15% | 25 | 17% |
| 6. Iron deficiency anaemia | 6 | 9% | 16 | 20% | 22 | 15% |
| 7. Total with at least one of the DoH criteria | 58 | 89% | 67 | 82% | 125 | 85% |
| 8. Cancer with none of higher risk criteria | 7 | 11% | 15 | 18% | 22 | 15% |
| Total cancers | 65* | – | 82† | – | 147† | – |