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Table 5 Association between GP gut feeling and the four most common findings in cancer patients

From: The Danish cancer pathway for patients with serious non-specific symptoms and signs of cancer–a cross-sectional study of patient characteristics and cancer probability

   Four most common findings*  
   At least one None Total
GPs’ gut feeling Yes 60 9 169
No 109 29 138
  Total 169 38 207
  1. Prevalence ratio: 1.50 (95 % CI: 0.82-2.75)
  2. *Weight loss and fatigue (two most common symptoms), affected general condition (most common clinical finding) and abnormal blood sample at GP (most common abnormal diagnostic test result)
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