Waikato GPs’ high-suspicion referrals get good ‘hit rate’ in bowel cancer

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Waikato GPs’ high-suspicion referrals get good ‘hit rate’ in bowel cancer

WAIKATO HOSPITAL ACROSS LAKE
Waikato Hospital is part of a study in Midland DHBs on reducing delay and increasing access to early diagnosis for colorectal cancer
The GP’s judgement of high suspicion of bowel cancer in a patient is valid for the presence of disease, early data from a $1.195 million study suggest