Table 3

GP management decisions*

Cancer	Prescription only		Investigation(s) only		Referral only		Referred with investigation(s)
Cancer	N°	%	N°	%	N°	%	N°	%
Preintervention (n=102)
Bladder	1	1.0	58	56.9	16	15.7	27	26.5
Breast	3	2.9	71	69.6	15	14.7	13	12.7
Breast	11	10.8	53	52.0	16	15.7	22	21.6
Cervical	4	3.9	3	2.9	72	70.6	23	22.5
Colorectal	2	2.0	19	18.6	66	64.7	15	14.7
Endometrial	3	2.9	39	38.2	33	32.4	27	26.5
Lung	1	1.0	58	56.9	12	11.8	31	30.4
Oesophageal	1	1.0	23	22.5	49	48.0	29	28.4
Pancreatic	2	2.0	11	10.8	55	53.9	34	33.3
Prostate	1	1.0	13	12.7	65	63.7	23	22.5
Total	29	2.8	348	34.1	399	39.1	244	23.9
Postintervention (n=92)
Lung	25	27.2	38	41.3	18	19.6	11	12.0
Colorectal	35	38.0	20	21.7	30	32.6	7	7.6
Bladder	15	16.3	54	58.7	9	9.8	14	15.2
Breast	13	14.1	56	60.9	8	8.7	15	16.3
Breast	14	15.2	57	62.0	9	9.8	12	13.0
Cervical	20	21.7	33	35.9	19	20.7	20	21.7
Colorectal	21	22.8	34	37.0	21	22.8	16	17.4
Endometrial	15	16.3	46	50.0	12	13.0	19	20.7
Lung	9	9.8	66	71.7	5	5.4	12	13.0
Lung	18	19.6	42	45.7	15	16.3	17	18.5
Oesophageal	26	28.3	29	31.5	18	19.6	19	20.7
Pancreatic	30	32.6	23	25.0	29	31.5	10	10.9
Prostate	14	15.2	36	39.1	16	17.4	26	28.3
Colorectal	22	23.9	26	28.3	22	23.9	22	23.9
Total	277	21.5	560	43.5	231	17.9	220	17.1