Presenting features of Multidisciplinary Diagnostic Centre patients diagnosed with kidney, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and pancreatic cancers
| Kidney (C64) | Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (C82–C86, C96) | Pancreas (C25) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Patient age range, years | ||||||
| <50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 50–75 | 16 | 64 | 16 | 50 | 22 | 51 |
| >75 | 9 | 36 | 16 | 50 | 21 | 49 |
| All cases | 25 | 100 | 32 | 100 | 43 | 100 |
| Presenting feature | ||||||
| Weight loss | 18 | 33 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 26 |
| GP ‘clinical suspicion’ | 5 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
| Nausea/appetite loss | 7 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 17 |
| Pain | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 14 |
| Fatigue | 7 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| Abnormal test results (for example, bloods or urine) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Anaemia | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| ‘Other’ symptoms (with <5% instances overall)a | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Total symptoms recorded | 54 | 100 | 81 | 100 | 112 | 100 |
| Presentation with ≥2 symptoms (including GP ‘clinical suspicion’), n/N (%) | 17/25 (68) | 24/32 (75) | 30/43 (70) | |||
↵a Other symptoms include: patient/family concern; general condition; respiratory problem; jaundice; bloating; change in bowel habit; lymphadenopathy; thrombocytosis; hypercalcaemia; and deep vein thrombosis. Despite being considered a site-specific symptom, jaundice was included as a referral criterion in London MDC to reflect locally determined clinical priorities. MDC = Multidisciplinary Diagnostic Centre.