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Delay is common in diagnosis of colon cancer, its prognostic effect, however, is debatable. A retrospective study of patients with colon cancer was carried out at Landspitalinn University Hospital, covering a period of 12 years. Symptoms and survival were noted, as well as delay in diagnosis. ⋯ Symptoms, staging and survival of patients with colon cancer at Landspitalinn during the 12 year time period studied, proved to be similar to reports from our neighbouring countries, though in our study more patients were unfavourably Duke's staged (C or "D"). The delay in diagnosis from the onset of symptoms was also similar to that reported by foreign authors. It is clear that a considerable delay is common, however, it does not seem to bring about less favourable staging or worse survival.