Total (n = 1269) | Patients with cancer n (%) | |
---|---|---|
Symptoms at referral | ||
Weight loss | 671 (52.5 %) | 104 (15.5 %) |
Fatigue | 642 (50.2 %) | 102 (15.9 %) |
Pain | 468 (36.6 %) | 86 (18.4 %) |
Nausea | 352 (27.5 %) | 65 (18.5 %) |
Malaise | 314 (24.7 %) | 59 (18.8 %) |
Vertigo | 174 (13.6 %) | 29 (16.7 %) |
Change in bowel habits | 137 (10.7 %) | 24 (17.5 %) |
Excessive sweating | 128 (10.0 %) | 15 (12.5 %) |
Cough | 114 (8.9 %) | 15 (13.2 %) |
Lump/tumour | 108 (8.5 %) | 29 (26.9 %) |
No symptom | 33 (2.6 %) | 7 (21.2 %) |
Abnormal clinical findings at referral | ||
Affected general condition | 457 (35.8 %) | 80 (17.5 %) |
GP’s ‘gut feeling’ | 287 (22.5 %) | 69 (24.0 %) |
Abdomen | 166 (13.0 %) | 35 (21.1 %) |
Skin | 61 (4.8 %) | 12 (19.7 %) |
Extremity | 56 (4.4 %) | 10 (17.9 %) |
Lungs | 51 (4.0 %) | 7 (13.7 %) |
Lymph node | 44 (3.4 %) | 12 (27.3 %) |
Weight loss | 35 (2.7 %) | 3 (8.8 %) |
Joints | 31 (2.4 %) | 3 (9.7 %) |
Neurological dysfunction | 30 (2.4 %) | 8 (26.7 %) |
Abnormal diagnostic test results at referral | ||
Blood sample at GP | 619 (48.4 %) | 104 (16.8 %) |
Blood sample at hospital | 253 (19.8 %) | 37 (14.6 %) |
Diagnostic imaging | 192 (15.0 %) | 32 (16.7 %) |
Urine sample | 2 (0.2 %) | 1 (50.0 %) |