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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative: Cancer Awareness Measure, Merseyside and Cheshire, 2010

Variable Details

VariableSymptom17
Label13. There are many warning signs and symptoms of cancer. Please name as many as you can think of:
Responses
'Stroke-like effect' 1
'out of the ordinary' 1
Abdominal dysfunction 1
Abnormal growth 1
Alterations in nipple 1
Anaemia 1
Bad chest 1
Bad memory 1
Bad vision 1
Blemishes in skin 1
Bloated 1
Bloating 3
Blood 1
Body changes 1
Breast changes 1
Breathing problems 2
Breathlessness 1
Brown skin 1
Change in appearance of breasts 1
Change in behaviour 1
Change in body tissue 1
Change in breast 3
Change in breast tissue 1
Change in breathing/chest 1
Change in eye colour 1
Change in nipple shape 1
Change in shape of breasts 1
Change in skin 1
Changes in breast 2
Changes in breasts 1
Changes in eye condition (lung cancer) 1
Changes in immune system 1
Chest infections - 'dodgy phlegm' 1
Chest problems 2
Coughing blood 1
Coughing up blood 1
Dark spots on skin 1
Difficulty breathing 3
Difficulty breathing/chest infection 1
Discharge 2
Discharges 1
Discomfort 3
Dizziness 2
Dramatic change in appearance 1
Ear loss 1
Ear problems 1
Excess sun 1
Excessive sweating 1
Eye - dark patches 1
Feeling 'full' 1
Fever 1
General health 1
Growths 3
Gum problems 1
Hair loss 2
Headache 4
Headaches 11
Hot and sweaty 1
Indentations in breast 1
Inverted nipple 1
Inverted nipples 1
Iron count 1
Itching 1
Jaundice 3
Lack of breath 1
Lack of sleep 1
Leaking of the breasts 1
Loss of ears 1
Loss of function 1
Malaise/loss of strength 1
Melanoma 2
Melanomas 1
Memory loss 1
Mobility problems 1
Mouth ulcers 2
Nasal complaint 1
Nipple changes 1
Nipple discharge 1
Nipple inversion 1
Not 'feeling yourself' 1
Not know until too late 1
Odd discharges 1
Oozing from nipple 1
Poor balance 1
Poor diet 1
Post-menopausal 1
Pre-cancerous cells 1
Secretions 1
Severe headaches 1
Shortness of breath 2
Signs of discharge from womb 1
Skin changes 4
Skin colour 1
Skin marks 1
Smell - stomach cancer/flesh 1
Smoking 1
Sore throat 1
Sores/ulcers in the mouth 1
Spots 2
Spots on skin 1
Stiffness 1
Stomach pain 1
Stomach problems 1
Sun spots 1
Swollen stomach 1
Tenderness 1
Tumour 1
Tumours 1
Visual problems 2
White patches in the mouth 2
White spots in mouth 1
sUN 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative: Cancer Awareness Measure, Merseyside and Cheshire, 2010
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