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Tab 3
Research Article
Does the Primary Care Experience Influence the Cancer Diagnostic Process?
Table 3
Point of entry into the cancer investigation process.
All patients
Patients with breast cancer
Patients with lung cancer
Patients with colorectal cancer
Difference between cancer sites
(
)
(
)
(
)
(
)
%
%
%
%
value
Usual source of PHC
46.9
43.9
51.7
45.9
0.535
Another PHC clinic
10.1
14.0
9.9
6.4
0.179
Emergency room
17.9
3.7
24.2
26.6
<0.001
Specialist
16.3
20.6
13.2
14.7
0.320
Other or no response
8.8
17.8
1.1
6.4
<0.001
Total
100
100
100
100
Pearson’s Chi-Square test.
