Table 2 Response to exact and estimated time durations by cancer site
Total number of symptoms reported | How long before your diagnosis did you notice this (symptom)? | How long before your diagnosis did you first tell your GP or nurse about this (symptom)? | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exact date | Estimated date | Data missing | Exact date | Estimated date | Data missing | n/a | ||
Breast (n = 38) | 52 | 9 | 30 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 7 |
Colorectal (n = 10) | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Gynae (n = 11) | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Head & Neck (n = 7) | 16 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
Lung (n = 4) | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
Skin (n = 7) | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
Upper GI (n = 6) | 21 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Urology (n = 2) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Total (%) | 152 | 25 (16.4%) | 81 (53.3%) | 46 (30.3%) | 45 (29.6%) | 30 (19.7%) | 61 (40.1%) | 16 (10.5%) |