Kreftdiagnostikk i almenpraksis III. Almenpraktikeres registrering av kreftfaresignaler hos pasienter

• Main Author: Holtedahl, Knut A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Bokmål
• Published: Den Norske Legeforening 1984
• Subjects: VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750::Onkologi: 762; VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750::Oncology: 762; Norway; Tromsø
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/12543

Almenpraktikere i Tromsø registrerte i tiden 1/10 1981-31/3 1982 forekomsten av symptomer som samsvarer med kreftens syv faresignaler hos sine pasienter. Faresignal ble registrert ved 5,4 % av konsultasjonene. Forekomst av faresignaler pr. 1 000 konsultasjoner presenteres sammen med alders- og kjønnsfordeling. General practitioners in Tromsø, Norway, recorded for six months the occurrence of symptoms corresponding to the “seven warning signals” of cancer. Such signals were recorded in 5.4% of the consultations. Occurrence rates according to sex and age are presented. If approximately every 20th patient in the doctor’s opinion presents with such a signal, some extra attention towards these patients should be possible. Whether these patients really have an increased incidence of cancer compared with other patients demands further investigation.