Table 3 Reported barriers to symptomatic presentation among 149 melanoma patients who reported at least one symptom

I didn’t realise the symptom was serious

66 (44.3)

I was worried about wasting the doctor’s time

13 (8.7)

I had too many other things to worry about at the time

9 (6.0)

I was too busy to make time to go to the doctor

6 (4.0)

I was too worried about what the doctor might find

5 (3.4)

I was too scared to go and see the doctor

5 (3.4)

It was difficult to make an appointment with the doctor

7 (4.7)

I was too embarrassed to go to see the doctor

1 (0.7)

I found my doctor difficult to talk to

1 (0.7)

I didn’t feel confident talking about my symptoms with the doctor

1 (0.7)

It was difficult to arrange transport to the doctor’s

0 (0.0)