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. 2021 Dec 31;72(714):34-37.
doi: 10.3399/bjgp22X718217. Print 2022 Jan.

Trends and variation in urgent referrals for suspected cancer 2009/2010-2019/2020

Lesley Smith  1 , Nigel Sansom  2 , Scott Hemphill  3 , Stephen H Bradley  3 , Bethany Shinkins  4 , Pete Wheatstone  5 , Willie Hamilton  6 , Richard D Neal  7
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Trends and variation in urgent referrals for suspected cancer 2009/2010-2019/2020

Lesley Smith et al. Br J Gen Pract. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Two Week Wait (TWW) referral, conversion, and detection rates by cancer pathway, England 2009/2010 to 2019/2020. Source: National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. CNS = central nervous system. GI = gastrointestinal.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Two Week Wait referral, conversion, and detection rates by cancer pathway, England 2009/2010 to 2019/2020. Source: National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. CNS = central nervous system. GI = gastrointestinal.
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