Table 4 Ethnic differences in percentage of people reporting they would contact the doctor in <2 weeks to discuss a symptom and total delay score
From: Awareness of cancer symptoms and anticipated help seeking among ethnic minority groups in England
Warning signs | All groups ( n =1500) | Indian ( n =467) | Pakistani ( n =333) | Bangladeshi ( n =126) | Caribbean ( n =252) | African ( n =216) | Chinese ( n =106) | Between group difference ( P) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unexplained bleeding | 87.0 | 81.8 | 87.7 | 88.1 | 90.5 | 96.3 | 79.2 | <0.0001 |
Unexplained pain | 78.7 | 73.2 | 75.7 | 77.8 | 86.9 | 92.1 | 66.0 | <0.0001 |
Unexplained lump or swelling | 74.4 | 68.3 | 75.1 | 65.1 | 86.5 | 92.6 | 44.3 | <0.0001 |
Change in bowel/bladder habits | 66.5 | 60.0 | 63.7 | 53.2 | 83.7 | 80.1 | 50.9 | <0.0001 |
Sore that did not heal | 61.4 | 57.8 | 70.0 | 53.2 | 50.4 | 79.2 | 50.0 | <0.0001 |
Change in a mole | 56.9 | 49.0 | 58.0 | 51.6 | 63.1 | 69.0 | 54.7 | <0.0001 |
Difficulty swallowing | 46.3 | 40.0 | 32.4 | 42.1 | 56.7 | 67.6 | 54.7 | <0.0001 |
Cough/hoarseness | 37.5 | 36.8 | 38.7 | 34.9 | 30.6 | 51.9 | 26.4 | <0.0001 |
Unexplained weight loss | 20.2 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 13.5 | 22.2 | 26.9 | 21.7 | 0.04 |
Total delay score (mean number of symptoms with at least 2 weeks delay) | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 5.5 | <0.0001 |
