This study evaluated 3766 patients with colon cancer in the U.K., of whom 16.5% had preexisting mental health morbidities (MHMs) recorded in their primary care notes the year before cancer diagnosis. Of the recorded MHMs, 90.2% indicated anxiety or depression. Patients without MHM comprised 83.5% of the cohort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Patients with MHM were less likely to have recorded red-flag symptoms or signs (eg, rectal bleeding, change in bowel habit, or anemia) in the 2 years before cancer diagnosis (49.4% vs 57.5%). Among the 2115 patients with recorded red-flag symptoms or signs, patients with MHM were 28% less likely to be referred to a specialist within 2 weeks, had a median time to cancer diagnosis of 326 days versus 133 days for patients without MHM, and were more likely to have an emergency cancer diagnosis (29.2% vs 18.1%).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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