Characteristics of patients with confirmed recurrence of cancer by randomised group (intention to treat analysis)
| Hospital | Telephone | P value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study site: | |||
| District general hospital | 5 | 10 | 0.999 |
| Specialist breast unit | 1 | 1 | |
| Type of recurrence: | |||
| Local | 4 | 4 | 0.335 |
| Distant metastases | 2 | 7 | |
| Patient died (related to breast cancer): | |||
| Yes | 2 | 6 | 0.620 |
| No | 4 | 5 | |
| Presentation: | |||
| Contacted general practitioner | 3 | 6 | 0.891 |
| Phoned breast care nurse | 1 | 1 | |
| Presented symptoms to breast care nurse during pre-arranged appointment | 0 | 2 | |
| Routine mammogram | 2 | 2 | |
| Routine/interval visit: | |||
| Routine appointment, patient symptomatic | 0 | 2 | 0.787 |
| Interval visit, patient with symptoms | 4 | 7 | |
| Interval presentation, routine mammogram | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals | 6 | 11 | — |
*Fisher’s exact test.