According to a survey conducted in the United Kingdom (UK) among NHS patients with a primary diagnosis of cancer in 2021, 46 percent of respondents reported that they contacted their GP practice in less than three months after suspecting something wrong with their health, although around four percent waited longer than a year.
How long did it take you to contact your GP practice when you first suspected something was wrong with you?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Not applicable - I didn't contact my GP practice
23.8%
Not applicable - The GP first identified that something could be wrong
Exact wording in the source: "How long was it from the time you first thought something might be wrong with you until you first contacted your GP practice to talk about it?"
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