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. 2015 May 1;10(5):e0126608. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126608

Table 2. Tumour and clinical characteristics of patients by cancer site.

Variable Breast Colorectal Lung Prostate
Freq. % Freq. % Freq. % Freq. %
Symptoms at first presentation 
    Alert 8,150 94.3 2,178 36.8 533 9.3 357 20.2
    Non-alert 489 5.7 3,734 63.2 5,204 90.7 1,406 79.8
Tumour differentiation 
    Well differentiated 1,090 12.6 284 4.8 109 1.9 73 4.1
    moderately differentiated 3,418 39.6 3,643 61.6 520 9.1 304 17.2
    poorly- or undifferentiated 3,018 34.9 837 14.2 1,269 22.1 241 13.7
    unknown 1,113 12.9 1,148 19.4 3,839 66.9 1,145 64.9
Comorbidity 
    0 7,818 90.5 5,053 85.5 4,467 77.9 1,473 83.6
    1 600 6.9 616 10.4 974 17.0 206 11.7
    2 or more 221 2.6 243 4.1 296 5.2 84 4.8
Surgery 
    no 1,086 12.6 1,096 18.5 3,610 62.9 923 52.4
    yes 7,288 84.4 4,552 77.0 1,343 23.4 635 36.0
    unknown 265 3.1 264 4.5 784 13.7 205 11.6
Radiotherapy 
    no 4,843 56.1 4,084 69.1 3,128 54.5 1,241 70.4
    yes 2,849 33.0 895 15.1 2,028 35.3 275 15.6
    unknown 947 11.0 933 15.8 581 10.1 247 14.0
Chemotherapy 
    no 4,708 54.5 3,280 55.5 3,466 60.4 1,435 81.4
    yes 2,790 32.3 1,891 32.0 1,658 28.9 44 2.5
    unknown 1,141 13.2 741 12.5 613 10.7 284 16.1
Hormone therapy 
    no 4,535 52.5 4,793 81.1 4,769 83.1 923 52.4
    yes 3,094 35.8 15 0.3 62 1.1 646 36.6
    unknown 1,010 11.7 1,104 18.7 906 15.8 194 11.0
Number of consultations 
    0 424 4.9 361 6.1 223 3.9 95 5.4
    1–2 2,083 24.1 1,321 22.3 1,098 19.1 326 18.5
    3–5 2,487 28.8 1,565 26.5 1,498 26.1 479 27.2
    6–10 2,161 25.0 1,598 27.0 1,586 27.6 510 28.9
    >10 1,484 17.2 1,067 18.0 1,332 23.2 353 20.0
    median (IQR) 5 (2–8) 5 (2–9) 6 (3–10) 5 (3–9)