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.

On examining patient demographics over the decade of analysis, there were no changes seen in the age and sex of patients at diagnosis; however, there was a weak trend for those in PoS to be more deprived in later years ( P =0.057).

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When this was considered separately, a clear trend towards larger proportions of node-negative and stage I disease following screening introduction was seen.

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