In the October article by Astin MP et al. Diagnostic value of symptoms of oesophagogastric cancers in primary care: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Gen Pract 2015; DOI: 10.3399/bjgp15X686941, the authors would like to add the following text to the penultimate sentence of the abstract’s Results section: ‘Sensitivity was lower for: anaemia 0.12 (95% CI = 0.08 to 0.19) with specificity 0.97 (95% CI = 0.94 to 0.99); nausea/vomiting/bloating 0.17 (95% CI = 0.05 to 0.46) and 0.84 (95% CI = 0.60 to 0.94) respectively; reflux 0.23 (95% CI = 0.10 to 0.46) and 0.70 (95% CI = 0.59 to 0.80); weight loss 0.25 (95% CI = 0.12 to 0.43) and 0.96 (95% CI = 0.88 to 0.98).’
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