Table 7. Comparisons between selected diagnostic groups: Kruskal-Wallis test results.

Diagnostic group of interest (n)	Comparison group (n)	Item of interest	Kruskal-Wallis Chi Square	Degrees of freedom	p-value
Lung cancer (n = 184)	All other cancers (n = 659)	Breathing	31.2	1	<0.001
Respiratory failure (n = 64)	All other non-malignant diagnoses (n = 197)	Breathing	35.0	1	<0.001
Colorectal cancers (n = 99)	All other cancers (n = 744)	Bowel	1.5	1	0.219
Colorectal cancers (n = 99)	All other cancers (n = 746)	Nausea	0.2	1	0.621
Other GIT cancers (n = 79)	All other cancers (n = 764)	Bowel	0.9	1	0.348
Other GIT cancers (n = 79)	All other cancers (n = 766)	Nausea	6.3	1	0.012
Head and neck cancers (n = 32)	All other cancers (n = 812)	Pain	0.1	1	0.790
Pancreatic cancers (n = 69)	All other cancers (n = 775)	Pain	0.0 (0.04)	1	0.847
Gynaecological cancers (n = 35)	All other cancers (n = 809)	Pain	2.4	1	0.123
Bone and soft tissue cancers (n = 11)	All other cancers (n = 833)	Pain	2.4	1	0.120