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Table 1 Response by suspected cancer site

From: Determining patient and primary care delay in the diagnosis of cancer – lessons from a pilot study of patients referred for suspected cancer

Cancer site

Total Sent

Response (%)

Declined response

No response

Breast

64

38 (59%)

6

20

Colorectal

29

10 (34%)

13

6

Gynaecological

22

11 (50%)

7

4

Head & Neck

15

7 (47%)

4

4

Lung

8

4 (50%)

3

1

Skin

16

7 (44%)

7

2

Upper GI

21

6 (29%)

11

4

Urological

9

2 (22%)

5

2

Total

184

85 (46%)

56

43