Symptoms presented to the GP.a
| Symptom | At first presentation (%) (n = 130) | Before referral (%) (n = 204) |
|---|---|---|
| Cough | 41 (31.5) | 54 (26.5) |
| Dyspnoea | 22 (16.9) | 30 (14.7) |
| Fatigue | 14 (10.8) | 23 (11.3) |
| Fever | 11 (8.5) | 16 (7.8) |
| Weight loss | 10 (7.7) | 18 (8.8) |
| Thoracic pain | 7 (5.4) | 15 (7.4) |
| Haemoptysis | 6 (4.6) | 12 (5.9) |
| Shoulder pain | 4 (3.1) | 4 (2.0) |
| Other musculoskeletal pain | 4 (3.1) | 11 (5.4) |
| Cerebral symptoms | 3 (2.3) | 6 (2.9) |
| Abdominal pain/diarrhoea | 3 (2.3) | 5 (2.5) |
| Hoarseness | 1 (0.8) | 4 (2.0) |
| Pain when swallowing | 1 (0.8) | 2 (2.4) |
| Vena cava superior syndrome | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.0) |
| Visible lymph node on the neck | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.0) |
| Finger clubbing | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) |
| Missing information | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.0) |
↵a (130 symptoms) and before referral to the investigation that led to diagnosis (204 symptoms). For 27 patients, the day of first presentation and the day of referral was the same.