Topic: National Cancer Research Network, Primary Care Research Network for England
Conditions
Interventions
1. Participant interviews: in-depth semi-structured interviews with approximately 120 participants
2. Questionnaires: questionnaires for self-completion will be mailed to the participa
Sponsors
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and University of Cambridge (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Respiratory symptoms: 1. Aged over 40 years, either sex 2. Persistent or changed cough 3. Change of breathlessness 4. Chest pain (intermittent, worse when breathing or coughing) 5. Coughing up blood-stained phlegm (haemoptysis) 6. GP expressed concern about possibility of cancer Gastrointestinal symptoms: 1. Aged over 40 years, either sex 2. Change in bowel habit 3. Blood in stool 4. Abdominal pain with weight loss 5. Abdominal mass 6. Anaemia 7. GP expressed concern about possibility of cancer
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Respiratory symptoms: 1. Review of established diagnosis where there is no cancer concern 2. Previous lung or ENT cancer Gastrointestinal symptoms: 1. Review of established diagnosis where there is no cancer concern 2. Previous gastrointestinal (GI) cancer 3. Chronic alcohol abuse (to exclude chronic pancreatitis) 4. Known infective diarrhoea (e.g., after recent foreign travel) 5. Abdominal pain in the absence of weight loss 6. Dyspepsia 7. Upper abdominal pain where dyspepsia is a significant symptom
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Identification of patient and symptom factors associated with later presentation to health care, measured at 24 months (end of study) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Association of delay in presentation of symptoms with stage at diagnosis, measured at 24 months (end of study) 2. Understanding patient interpretation of symptoms and the language used by patients, measured at 24 months (end of study) | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed