title: [Uncharacteristic colorectal cancer symptoms and their value in general practice].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Forskningsenheden for Almen Praksis, Aarhus Universitet, Bartholins Allé 2, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
authors.forename: Jakob Søgaard
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Juul
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vedsted
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D019091:Critical Pathways; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis; D058006:General Practice; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012007:Rectum