Table 4.
Subsequent symptoms
| Pancreatic cancer | All cancer* | No cancer | p value for pancreatic vs no cancer | p value for all cancer vs no cancer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symptoms in questionnaire | |||||
| Indigestion | 29/87 (33%) | 43/118 (36%) | 45/137 (33%) | 1 | 0·60 |
| Decreased appetite | 41/86 (48%) | 51/120 (43%) | 41/156 (26%) | 0·0011 | 0·0067 |
| Fatigue | 48/95 (51%) | 58/131 (44%) | 40/155 (26%) | 0·0001 | 0·0012 |
| Feeling different | 32/94 (34%) | 36/126 (29%) | 36/163 (22%) | 0·041 | 0·22 |
| Change in bowel habits | 36/87 (41%) | 47/121 (39%) | 28/175 (16%) | <0·0001 | <0·0001 |
| Weight loss | 55/100 (55%) | 68/141 (48%) | 41/184 (22%) | <0·0001 | <0·0001 |
| Back pain | 17/101 (17%) | 25/144 (17%) | 28/203 (14%) | 0·50 | 0·37 |
| Jaundice | 51/105 (49%) | 60/145 (41%) | 25/211 (12%) | <0·0001 | <0·0001 |
| Other symptoms reported by participants | |||||
| Nausea or vomiting | 3/115 (3%) | 5/158 (3%) | 7/205 (3%) | NA | 1 |
| Change in urine or stool colour | 10/106 (9%) | 12/153 (8%) | 4/219 (2%) | 0·0032 | 0·0081 |
Data are n/N (%), unless otherwise specified. Table shows symptoms present in ten or more participants, sorted by frequency in total cohort. The denominator (N) excludes patients that had the symptom as a first symptom. NA=not applicable.
*
Pancreatic and other cancers.