Table 3 Frequency of reported reasons for putting off going to the doctor (1999 patients reporting at least one symptom)
From: Risk factors for delay in symptomatic presentation: a survey of cancer patients
Reported barrier | ||
|---|---|---|
n | (%) | |
I did not realise the symptom was serious | 540 | (27.0) |
I was worried about wasting the doctor’s time | 114 | (5.7) |
I was worried about what the doctor might find | 75 | (3.8) |
I was too busy to make time to go to the doctor | 70 | (3.5) |
It was difficult to make an appointment with the doctor | 48 | (2.4) |
I was too embarrassed to go to see the doctor | 32 | (1.6) |
