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Table 1 Mean monthly general practitioner, consultant/specialist episodes and hospital emergency department presentations for treatment or hospital admission in 12 months pre- and post-cancer diagnosis, major and all cancers diagnosed in 45 and Up cohort, 2006–12

From: The burden of cancer on primary and secondary health care services before and after cancer diagnosis in New South Wales, Australia

Cancer

Yes/No

General

Consultant/

ED

Admission

  

Practitioner

Specialist

treatment

from ED

  

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

Breast

Yes

0.40x

3.04***

0.05

0.10***

0.011

0.030***

0.008

0.024***

 

No

0.38

0.38

0.05

0.05*

0.011

0.011

0.007

0.008*

Colorectal

Yes

0.61xxx

1.68***

0.09xxx

0.13***

0.018xxx

0.032***

0.026xxx

0.060***

 

No

0.51

0.50

0.07

0.07***

0.014

0.014

0.011

0.013**

Lung

Yes

0.73xxx

2.54***

0.14xxx

0.15

0.026xxx

0.047***

0.037xxx

0.134***

 

No

0.51

0.49***

0.07

0.07

0.013

0.014

0.011

0.014***

Melanoma

Yes

0.61xxx

1.05***

0.07xxx

0.07

0.012

0.018***

0.010

0.016***

 

No

0.45

0.45

0.06

0.07***

0.011

0.013**

0.009

0.011*

Prostate

Yes

0.51xxx

2.11***

0.08xxx

0.11***

0.016xxx

0.022***

0.010

0.020***

 

No

0.47

0.47

0.07

0.07***

0.012

0.013*

0.010

0.012***

All

Yes

0.59xxx

2.11***

0.08xxx

0.10***

0.018xxx

0.029***

0.020xxx

0.049***

 

No

0.47

0.46***

0.06

0.07***

0.012

0.013***

0.010

0.012***

  1. Significance (by t-test): post-diagnosis compared to pre-diagnosis (*); cancer compared to non-cancer, pre-diagnosis (x):
  2. ***/xxxp <.0001
  3. **/xx.0001 ≤p≤.001
  4. */x.001 <p<.05