Symptoms recorded
| Symptom | Total sample | Non-operable at diagnosis | Operable at diagnosis | p value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | N (%) | Rank | N (%) | Rank | N (%) | ||
| *Fisher’s exact one-tailed test. | |||||||
| Cough | 1 | 15 (68) | 1 | 11 (73) | 4 | 4 (57) | 0.39 |
| Fatigue | 1 | 15 (68) | 3 | 10 (67) | 1 | 5 (72) | 0.63 |
| Appetite change | 3 | 14 (64) | 3 | 10 (67) | 4 | 4 (57) | 0.51 |
| Chest pain | 3 | 14 (64) | 6 | 9 (60) | 1 | 5 (72) | 1.00 |
| Shortness of breath | 5 | 13 (59) | 1 | 10 (67) | 7 | 3 (43) | 0.26 |
| Sleep changes | 5 | 13 (59) | 3 | 8 (53) | 1 | 5 (72) | 0.49 |
| Weight loss | 6 | 11 (50) | 8 | 7 (47) | 4 | 4 (57) | 0.50 |
| Haemoptysis | 7 | 9 (41) | 7 | 8 (53) | 10 | 1 (14) | 0.10 |
| Joint/back/stomach pain | 8 | 8 (36) | 9 | 6 (40) | 9 | 2 (29) | 0.50 |
| Sensory changes/shakes/sweating | 9 | 6 (27) | 10 | 4 (27) | 9 | 2 (29) | 0.65 |
| Skin changes | 9 | 6 (27) | 13 | 3 (20) | 7 | 3 (43) | 0.27 |
| Chest infection | 10 | 5 (23) | 10 | 4 (27) | 9 | 1 (14) | 0.48 |
| Muscle ache | 11 | 4 (18) | 10 | 4 (27) | – | – | 0.18 |
| Change in bowel habit | 12 | 2 (9) | 14 | 2 (13) | – | – | 0.46 |
| Nose bleed | 13 | 1 (5) | 15 | 1 (7) | – | – | 0.68 |
| Anaemia | 13 | 1 (5) | – | – | 10 | 1 (14) | 0.30 |
| Headache | 13 | 1 (5) | 15 | 1 (7) | 0.70 | ||
| Peripheral ischaemia | 13 | 1 (5) | – | – | 10 | 1 (14) | 0.32 |
| Urine infection | 13 | 1 (5) | – | – | 10 | 1 (14) | 0.30 |
| Swollen glands | 13 | 1 (5) | 15 | 1 (7) | – | – | 0.50 |
| Loss of voice | 13 | 1 (5) | – | – | 10 | 1 (14) | 0.30 |
| Loss of libido | 13 | 1 (5) | – | – | 10 | 1 (14) | 0.32 |