Table 2. Symptom types reported by 1999 patients reporting at least one symptom, by diagnosis.
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|
Pain |
Lump/swelling |
Bleeding |
Urinary difficulties |
Systemic |
Change of bowel habit |
Skin |
Chest symptoms |
Eating-related |
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Most common examples | n | Musculoskeletal Chest Abdominal | Lump in breast, neck, armpit, groin, abdomen | Rectal bleeding Haematuria Vaginal bleeding | Frequency Hesitancy Urgency Nocturia | Fatigue Weight loss Loss of appetite | Diarrhoea Constipation | Mole Itchiness Rash or red spots | Shortness of breath Cough | Nausea Vomiting Indigestion |
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n |
n
(%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
Haemato-oncological | ||||||||||
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia | 122 | 22 (18.0) | 56 (45.9) | 4 (3.3) | 2 (1.6) | 69 (56.6) | 2 (1.6) | 20 (16.4) | 46 (37.7) | 1 (0.8) |
Chronic myeloid leukaemia | 148 | 67 (45.3) | 9 (6.1) | 11 (7.4) | 1 (0.7) | 104 (70.3) | 4 (2.7) | 31 (20.9) | 50 (33.8) | 1 (0.7) |
Myeloma | 134 | 88 (65.7) | 4 (3.0) | 8 (6.0) | 1 (0.7) | 63 (47.0) | 2 (1.5) | 13 (9.7) | 27 (20.1) | 2 (1.5) |
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma |
157 |
46 (29.3) |
89 (56.7) |
2 (1.3) |
1 (0.6) |
63 (40.1) |
7 (4.5) |
14 (8.9) |
33 (21.0) |
2 (1.3) |
Gastrointestinal | ||||||||||
Colon | 116 | 49 (42.2) | 2 (1.7) | 35 (30.2) | 45 (38.8) | 49 (42.2) | 1 (0.9) | 17 (14.7) | 3 (2.6) | |
Rectum |
140 |
30 (21.4) |
1 (0.7) |
102 (72.9) |
|
29 (20.7) |
84 (60.0) |
1 (0.7) |
4 (2.9) |
|
Gynaecological | ||||||||||
Uterus | 149 | 31 (20.8) | 1 (0.7) | 115 (77.2) | 2 (1.3) | 31 (20.8) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | ||
Cervix |
82 |
32 (39.0) |
1 (1.2) |
62 (75.6) |
1 (1.2) |
20 (24.4) |
2 (2.4) |
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|
|
Urogenital | ||||||||||
Kidney and ureter | 133 | 54 (40.6) | 7 (5.3) | 62 (46.6) | 22 (16.5) | 36 (27.1) | 1 (0.8) | 19 (14.3) | ||
Bladder | 153 | 33 (21.6) | 2 (1.3) | 130 (85.0) | 48 (31.4) | 15 (9.8) | 3 (2.0) | |||
Prostate |
133 |
51 (38.3) |
|
13 (9.8) |
108 (81.2) |
16 (12.0) |
2 (1.5) |
|
1 (0.8) |
|
Other | ||||||||||
Breast | 88 | 18 (20.5) | 72 (81.8) | 3 (3.4) | 12 (13.6) | |||||
Malignant melanoma | 151 | 18 (11.9) | 1 (0.7) | 133 (88.1) | 2 (1.3) | 2 (1.3) | ||||
Bone or soft tissue sarcoma | 135 | 26 (19.3) | 106 (78.5) | 1 (0.7) | 4 (3.0) | 2 (1.5) | 2 (1.5) | 4 (3.0) | ||
Oral cavity |
158 |
41 (25.9) |
67 (42.4) |
1 (0.6) |
|
2 (1.3) |
|
|
|
17 (10.8) |
All |
1999 |
588 (29.4) |
435 (21.8) |
547 (27.4) |
186 (9.3) |
500 (25.0) |
155 (7.8) |
227 (11.4) |
207 (10.4) |
29 (1.5) |
Weighted percentagea | 28.5 | 28.0 | 23.0 | 17.6 | 17.0 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 5.3 | 0.8 |
Percentages do not add up to 100 by row because patients may have reported more than one symptom.
Percentages are weighted for the incidence of cancers among patients reporting the symptom.