Table 1.

High-risk and low-risk cancer symptoms/signs for breast, colorectal, and lung cancer

Risk type	Cancer symptoms or signs
	Breast	Colorectal	Lung
High-risk	Breast lump Nipple eczema Nipple distortion Nipple discharge (bloody)	Rectal bleeding Change in bowel habit, looser stools and/or increased stool frequency Abdominal or rectal mass	Haemoptysis Stridor Superior vena cava obstruction
Low-risk	Breast skin changes	Weight loss	Chest pain
	Breast pain	Fatigue	Shoulder pain
		Abdominal pain	Dyspnoea
		Anorexia	Hoarseness
		Constipation	Cough
		Diarrhoea	Chest signs
			Finger clubbing
			Cervical or supraclavicular lymphadenopathy
			Fatigue
			Weight loss