Table 3

Re-appraisal Interval: time between first noticing a symptom to first consultation and first consultation until referral to specialist respiratory services, by time intervals (ordered by first TTP)

	Time from noticing a symptom to first consultation (TTP) (days)	Time from first consultation to referral (Re-appraisal) (days)	Number of consultations	Type of referral	Gender and age	Diagnosis or lung cancer staging (T N M)*
Diagnosed with cancer
1	3	60	2	Urgent	M, 75–79	IB 0 0
2	7	14	2	Urgent	M, 75–79	IV 2 IA
3	21	14	2	Urgent	M, 65–69	IV 2 IA
4	49	35	2	Urgent	M, 80–84	IIA I 0
5	50	102	4	Urgent	F, 70–74	IV 3 IA
6	90	133	4	Urgent	F, 55–59	IIB 0 0
Diagnosed with other conditions
7	2	28	3	Routine	F, 45–49	Nil abnormal detected
8	2	35	4	Routine	F, 50–54	Emphysema
9	7	182	3	NA	F, 80–84	Interstitial pneumonia
10	14	80	3	Routine	F, 50–54	Asthma
11	15	63	2	Urgent	F, 55–59	Emphysema
12	30	138	4	Urgent	F, 65–69	Eosinophilic bronchitis
13	60	10	2	Urgent	M, 55–59	Tracheobronchitis and GORD
14	60	34	3	NA	F, 55–59	Seasonal allegoric rhinitis
15	60	60	2	Routine	M, 55–59	COPD
16	120	126	4	Routine	F, 40–44	Erythema suggestive of GORD

*T=tumour size; N=Regional lymph; M=Distant metastasis; Stage of cancer is indicative of whether treatment will be curative in intent.
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; F, female; GORD, Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease; M, male; NA, not applicable; TTP, time to presentation.