Prediction of colorectal cancer by a patient consultation questionnaire and scoring system: a prospective study.

Background: Current NHS guidelines for referral of patients with colorectal symptoms classify many as high risk but fail to identify a significant number of cancers in the low-risk group. We describe a practical scoring method to predict colorectal cancers.Methods: From October, 1999, 2268 patients...

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Published in:	Lancet Vol. 360; no. 9329; pp. 278 - 284
Main Authors:	Selvachandran SN, Hodder RJ, Ballal MS, Jones P, Cade D, Selvachandran, S N, Hodder, R J, Ballal, M S, Jones, P, Cade, D
Format:	research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Lancet 7/27/2002
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