Table 2 Characteristics of confirmed cases of SCLC following the case validation exercise
Characteristic | No. of patients N = 381 n (%) |
|---|---|
Recorded symptoms | 322 (84.5) |
Haemoptysis | 38 (11.8) |
Chest infection | 58 (18.0) |
Cough | 51 (15.8) |
Shortness of breath | 37 (11.5) |
Chest, abdominal or back pain | 49 (15.2) |
COPD/respiratory complications | 41 (12.7) |
Abnormal weight loss | 13 (4.0) |
Indirect finding | 35 (10.9) |
First diagnostic procedure recorded | 278 (73.0) |
Chest X-ray | 182 (65.5) |
CAT scan | 49 (17.6) |
Abdominal ultrasound | 5 (1.8) |
Bronchoscopy | 33 (11.9) |
Biopsy | 5 (1.8) |
Other | 4 (1.4) |
Stage | |
Known | 242 (63.5) |
Limited | 55 (23.7)* |
Extensive | 187 (76.3)* |
Unknown | 139 (36.5) |
Chemotherapy/radiotherapy | |
Chemotherapy | 212 (55.6) |
Radiotherapy | 120 (31.5) |
Metastasis | 144 (37.8) |
Asbestos exposure | 11 (2.9) |