This statistic displays the number of times individuals visited their GP before they were diagnosed with cancer in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021. In this year,49.7 percent of respondents reported they visited their doctor once for the health conditions caused by cancer before being diagnosed with cancer.
Before cancer diagnosis, how many times did you speak to your GP about health problems caused by cancer?
*Exact wording in the source: Before you were diagnosed, how many times did you speak to a healthcare professional at your GP practice about health problems caused by cancer?
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Quality Health. (July 7, 2022). Before cancer diagnosis, how many times did you speak to your GP about health problems caused by cancer? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/593652/gp-visits-before-cancer-diagnosis-united-kingdom/
Quality Health. "Before cancer diagnosis, how many times did you speak to your GP about health problems caused by cancer?." Chart. July 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/593652/gp-visits-before-cancer-diagnosis-united-kingdom/
Quality Health. (2022). Before cancer diagnosis, how many times did you speak to your GP about health problems caused by cancer?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/593652/gp-visits-before-cancer-diagnosis-united-kingdom/
Quality Health. "Before Cancer Diagnosis, How Many times Did You Speak to Your Gp about Health Problems Caused by Cancer?." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/593652/gp-visits-before-cancer-diagnosis-united-kingdom/
Quality Health, Before cancer diagnosis, how many times did you speak to your GP about health problems caused by cancer? Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/593652/gp-visits-before-cancer-diagnosis-united-kingdom/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Before cancer diagnosis, how many times did you speak to your GP about health problems caused by cancer? [Graph], Quality Health, July 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/593652/gp-visits-before-cancer-diagnosis-united-kingdom/
