Table 1.

High-risk and low-risk cancer symptoms/signs for breast, colorectal, and lung cancer

Risk typeCancer symptoms or signs
BreastColorectalLung
High-riskBreast lump
Nipple eczema
Nipple distortion
Nipple discharge (bloody)
Rectal bleeding
Change in bowel habit, looser stools and/or increased stool frequency
Abdominal or rectal mass
Haemoptysis
Stridor
Superior vena cava obstruction
Low-riskBreast skin changesWeight lossChest pain
Breast painFatigueShoulder pain
Abdominal painDyspnoea
AnorexiaHoarseness
ConstipationCough
DiarrhoeaChest signs
Finger clubbing
Cervical or supraclavicular lymphadenopathy
Fatigue
Weight loss