Question

A 60-year-old man presents with change in bowel habit to looser stools for 8 weeks and iron-deficiency anaemia. He has no visible rectal bleeding. What is the most appropriate referral pathway?

Accepted Answer

Urgent suspected cancer two-week-wait referral for colorectal cancer

Answer

Routine gastroenterology outpatient referral

Answer

No referral, treat with iron and review in 6 months

Answer

Refer only if weight loss develops

Answer

Refer urgently to haematology only

Practice question

A 60-year-old man presents with change in bowel habit to looser stools for 8 weeks and iron-deficiency anaemia. He has no visible rectal bleeding. What is the most appropriate referral pathway?