Table 3 Temporal trends in TNM stage of colorectal cancer at presentation with the introduction of screening (non-metastatic disease only)

From: Temporal trends in mode, site and stage of presentation with the introduction of colorectal cancer screening: a decade of experience from the West of Scotland

    

Prescreening

Screening introduction

Postscreening

  

Early

Late

Early

Late

  
 

All patients

2003–2004

2005–2006

2007–2008

2009–2010

2011–2012

 
 

n (10400)

%

n (1999)

%

n (1992)

%

n (2072)

%

n (2118)

%

n (2219)

%

P -value

Stage

I

2134

17

348

17

329

17

367

18

461

22

629

28

 

II

4124

40

791

40

803

40

884

42

834

40

812

37

 

III

4142

43

860

43

860

43

821

40

823

39

778

35

⩽0.001

  1. Abbreviation: TNM=tumour node metastasis.
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