Possible missed opportunities for diagnosing colorectal cancer in Dutch primary care: a multimethods approach

Early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) is important to achieve better survival. Discriminating symptoms suggestive of CRC from benign conditions is a challenge for GPs because most known 'alarm symptoms' have low predictive values.To further understand the diagnostic process of CRC in general practice in terms of healthcare use and by analysing factors related to diagnostic intervals.A multimethod approach comprising a historical,...