Table 2 Principal presenting symptom in patients for whom the diagnosis of colorectal cancer was delayed
Symptoms | No. of patients | No. of patients ≤ 50 years | No. of patients > 50 years |
|---|---|---|---|
Bleeding and/or anaemia | 33 | 6 | 27 |
Diarrhoea | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Pain | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Renal symptoms | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Perineal infection | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Overlapping symptoms | 14 | 5 | 9 |
Recurrent disease | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 62 | 14 | 48 |