Table 6 Stage distributions of cancers diagnosed.

From: First results from five multidisciplinary diagnostic centre (MDC) projects for non-specific but concerning symptoms, possibly indicative of cancer

Cancer type

Stage 1

Stage 2 (incl. 1/2)

Stage 3

Stage 4 (incl. 3/4)

Known stage

Unknown stage

Total

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

   

Upper GI

2 (4.3)

10 (21.3)

8 (17.0)

27 (57.4)

47

6

53

Lung

12 (25.5)

4 (8.5)

6 (12.8)

25 (53.2)

47

5

52

Lower GI

0 (–)

5 (17.2)

10 (34.5)

14 (48.3)

29

2

31

Urological

4 (16.7)

2 (8.3)

4 (16.7)

14 (58.3)

24

7

31

Haematological

3 (20)

2 (13.3)

6 (40)

4 (26.7)

15

16

31

Breast

4 (33.3)

0 (–)

0 (–)

8 (66.7)

12

3

15

Sarcoma

0 (–)

1 (16.7)

4 (66.7)

1 (16.7)

6

0

6

Other type

0 (–)

0 (–)

1 (7.7)

12 (92.3)

13

7

20

Unknown

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

Total

25 (13.0)

24 (12.4)

39 (20.2)

105 (54.4)

193

48

241