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. 2005 Sep 27;93(8):905–908. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602798

Table 4. Final diagnosis in all urgent referrals.

  Year
  April 99– March 2000
April 2000– March 2001
April 2001– March 2002
  Absolute % Absolute % Absolute %
Total referrals 286 100.0 352 100.0 404 100.0
             
All cancers 224 78.3 240 68.2 186 46.0
Primary lung cancers 202 70.6 212 60.2 164 40.6
NSCLC 161 56.3 173 49.1 131 32.4
SCLC 37 12.9 30 8.5 19 4.7
Mesothelioma 3 1.0 8 2.3 11 2.7
Carcinoid 1 0.3 1 0.3 3 0.7
Lymphoma 6 2.1 3 0.9 3 0.7
Metastatic 16 5.6 25 7.1 18 4.5
No cancer 62 21.7 112 31.8 218 54.0

NSCLC=non-small-cell carcinoma; SCLC=small-cell carcinoma.