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Urgent referral for suspected cancer in Scotland

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Cancer is a common problem, but an individual GP may only see about seven to eight new cases of cancer per annum (although they will see many more patients with symptoms that are associated with cancer but are actually due to a non-malignant cause). In an audit in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, only 19.2% of referrals with suspected cancer actually had a diagnosis of malignancy.

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