A 68-year-old woman presents with a 3-month history of change in bowel habit to looser stools and increased frequency, associated with unintentional w...

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A 68-year-old woman presents with a 3-month history of change in bowel habit to looser stools and increased frequency, associated with unintentional weight loss and iron-deficiency anaemia. She has no abdominal pain. What is the most appropriate referral pathway?

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Urgent suspected cancer two-week-wait referral for colonoscopy

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Routine outpatient gastroenterology referral

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Empirical treatment for irritable bowel syndrome and review in 3 months

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Colon screening at age 75 only

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Discharge with reassurance

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Suspected colorectal cancer

A 68-year-old woman presents with a 3-month history of change in bowel habit to looser stools and increased frequency, associated with unintentional weight loss and iron-deficiency anaemia. She has no abdominal pain. What is the most appropriate referral pathway?