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Table 1 Intervals between symptom presentation, referral and diagnosis for lung cancer patients.

From: Pathways to the diagnosis of lung cancer in the UK: a cohort study

Department

Time in days between the two events (median, IQR)

 

First symptom presented to primary care to referral

Referral to diagnosis

First symptom presented to primary care to diagnosis

Outpatient referrals

Respiratory (n = 110)

51 (17, 165)

29 (17, 61)

107 (55, 216)

Other (n = 40)

37 (13, 197)

66 (37, 110)

149 (73, 317)

Emergency inpatient admissions

Self-referred (n = 11)

186 (38, 321)

15 (11, 37)

240 (48, 319)

GP referred (n = 45)

47 (6, 233)

16 (7, 59)

98 (45, 298)

Together (n = 56)

52 (7, 243)

16 (8, 40)

133 (45, 304)