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National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative: Cancer Awareness Measure, North London Cancer Network, 2010

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A BIT NERVOUS 1
AGE BECAUSE OF MY HUSBAND WAS YOUNG, BUT IT TOOK THE DOCTOR 12 MONTHS TO DO COVER, HISTORY OF CANCER IN THE FAMILY THEY SHOULD BE TESTED EARLY 1
ALWAYS SHY, FELLING UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT HIS SEXUALITY 1
APPOINTMENT 3
APPOINTMENT AT THE GP 1
APPOINTMENT PROBLEM 1
APPOINTMENT WITH G.P 1
APPOINTMENT WITH GP 1
ARRANGING APPOINTMENTS IS HASSLE 1
ATTITUDE OF DOCTOR 1
ATTITUDE OF MY DOCTOR 1
BACAUSE OF MY LANGUAGE I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO SPEAK TO PEOPLE AT THE SURGERY 1
BECAUSE OF MY RELIGION I CAN NOT TALK TO A MALE DOCTOR OR SHOW A MALE DOCTOR MY PRIVATE PART OR UNDRESS MY CLOTH 1
BEING WAITING SO LONG 1
CHANGING DOCTORS THAT ATTEND TO ONE IN THE SURGERY, LACK OF CONTINUITY AND PERSONAL TOUCH 1
CHAOS AND LACK OF PRIVACY IN HOSPITASL RECEPTIONS 1
CONVENIENCE OF MOVING FROM HOME TO THE SURGERY (DOCTOR) COULD BE STRENUOUS AT TIMES 1
COULDN' THINK 1
DEPEND ON HOW SOON I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT 1
DO NOT KNOW 1
DO NOT THINK THERE IS ANYTHING 1
DOCTOR DONT PROVIDE ENOUGH TIME TO DISCUSS MELTS THEM 1
DOCTOR EXAMINING 1
DOCTOR MAY NOT TAKE YOU SERIOUSLY 1
DOCTORS ARE NOT EASY TO TALK TO OR MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE THEM. SICKNESS THAT DID NOT NEED TO SEE THE DOCTOR FOR 1
DON'T LIKE GOING TO SEE THE DOCTORS 1
DRUGS, I DON'T LIKE DRUGS 1
EASY APPOINTMENT 1
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR, GENETIC FACTOR 1
EXCEPT HE'S QUITE BUSY 1
EXCEPT I THINK IT'S NOT SOMETHING SERIOUS. 1
EXCEPT THE DOCTOR IS NOT COMPETENT. 1
FEAR 6
FEAR OF HAVING CANCER 2
FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN 1
FEAR THAT IT MIGHT ACTUALLY BE CANCER 1
G.P ALWAYS PUTS PEOPLES LIVES AT RISK 1
GENERAL SERVICES 1
GETTING APPOINTMENTS IS DIFFICULT, WHEN YOU GET TO SEE THE DOCTORS, THEIR ATTITUDE PUTS YOU OFF 1
GETTING THROUGH TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. 1
GO RIGHT AWAY 1
HAVING TO TRAVEL SOME MILES AND MOST IMPORTANTLY NOT BEING GIVEN THE KIND OF TREATMENT I EXPECTED 1
HAVING TO WAIT FOR A LONG APPOINTMENT 1
HESITATION 1
HOW CO-OPERATIVE THE DOCTOR WOULD BE. 1
HOW LONG IT TAKES TO DIAGNOSE 1
I AM ALWAYS SCARED OF INJECTION OR JAB THAT MIGHT PUT ME OFF SEEING THE DOCTOR 1
I CAN NOT ALWAYS SATISFY WITH WHATEVER THEY SAY CONCERNING MY HEALTH 1
I CAN TOO COMFORTABLE WITH SOME DOCTORS BECAUSE THEY ARE A PAIN IN THE NECK 1
I CAN'T UNDERSTNAD MY DOCTOR, IT IS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO COMMUNICATE TO HIM, HE'S NOT PATIENT ENOUGH 1
I DON'T BELIEVE IN MEDICINE, I PREFER ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE. 1
I DON'T LIKE FEMALE DOCTORS TO ATTEND TO ME. 1
I DON'T LIKE GOING TO THE GP 1
I DON'T UNDERSTAND JARGON THAT THE DOCTORS TALK 1
I DONT WANT IT TO HAPPEN, I DONT WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT. 1
I FEEL BAD TOING TO THE DOCTOR IF MY VISIT HAS BEEN PERSISTANT OVER A COUPLE OF TIMES 1
I GET PISSED OFF WHEN THE DOCTOR DOES NOT SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF MY AILMENT 1
I MAY BE ASKED TO EXPOSE PART OF MY BODY FOR THE GP TO EXAMINE 1
I MAY BE VERY WORRIED THAT WILL BE THE OUTCOME 1
I PREFER ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE REALLY AND IT COULD BE SCARY GOING TO THE DOCTOR AND YOU COULD GET MIS-DIAGNOSED. 1
I SUPPOSE YOU WILL WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT IS BEFORE GOING TO THE DOCTOR 1
I THINK DOCTORS MIGHT NOT DO ANYTHING 1
I WILL BE SCARED TO HEAR RESULT OF ANY TEST 1
I WILL BE WORRIED ABOUT THE MONEY 1
I WOULDN'T LIKE THE DOCTOR TO SEE MY NAKEDNESS 1
IF HAD TO BE TOUCHED 1
IF I AM SICK 1
IF I COULDN'T GET ANY APPOINTMENTS TO SEE THE DOCTOR. 1
IF I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO BE SLOW 1
IF THE DOCTOR WANTS TO EXAMINE ME BY TOUCHING MY BODY 1
IF THE DOCTOR WAS DIFFICULT, UNPLEASANT AND OBSTRUCTIVE 1
IF THE GP WASN'T COMPETENT 1
IF THE STAFF ARE NOT NICE 1
IF THE SURGERY DID NOT HAVE STEP FREE ACCESS 1
IF THE SYMPTOMS IS NOT SERIOUS 1
INADEQUETE OF OP 1
INCONVENIENT APPOINTOMEN 1
ITS ALL ABOUT MY HEALTH SO I HAVE NOTHING THAT WILL PUT ME OFF 1
ITS DIFFICULT TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY DOCTOR 1
JUST BEING BUSY 1
JUST DON'T LIKE GOING TO THE DOCTOR 1
JUST DONT LIKE THE SIGHT OF DOCTORS 1
JUST FEAR 1
JUST HATE GOING TO THE HOSPITAL, I HAVE A PHOBIA OF NEEDLES 1
JUST THAT CERTAIN DOCTOR'S AREN'T CONSCIENTIOUS. THEY MAY NOT SHOW ADIQUATE CONCERN 1
JUST THE TIME WAITING FOR MAKING APPOINTMENT, WAITING TIME IS A WEEK 1
JUST TIME 1
JUST WORRIED ABOUT THE RESULT 1
LACK OF MONEY 1
LACK OF MONEY SOMETIMES 1
LACK OF PRIVACY IN DOCTORS SURGERY 1
LAZINESS 1
LAZINESS, DON'T LIKE BOTHERING PEOPLE 1
LONG APPOINTMENTS 1
LONG APPOINTOMENT 1
LONG WAITING OF 1/2 WEEKS WAITING FOR GP APPOINTMENT 1
MAYBE THE WAITING TIME 1
MY DOCTOR DOESN'T LISTEN, HE'S TOO BUSY 1
MY HEALTH IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, SO I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING THAT WILL PUT ME OFF GOING TO THE DOCTOR 1
NNOE 1
NO AFTER ALL ITS ABOUT MY WELLBEING 1
NO I DONT THINK SO 1
NO IDEA 1
NO MY HEALTH IS THE FIRST THING INTO CONSIDERATION BEFORE ANY OTHER THING 1
NO NOTHING CAN BE COMPARED WITH ONES HEALTH 1
NO TIME TO EXPLAIN THE SYMPTOMS AS IT IS 1
NO, HEALTH THEY SAY IS WEALTH, MY HEALTH IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME 1
NO, I WILL NOT BE PUT OFF, I IT IS MY WLL BEING THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT TO ME 1
NO, I WON'T TAKE CHANCES 1
NO, WILL ALWAYS GO TO HOSPITAL 1
NO. 2
NOHING 1
NON CHALLONT ATTITUDE OF SOME DOCTORS TOWARDS PATIENTS PUT ME OFF GOING TO THE DOCTORS 1
NONOE 1
NOPE 5
NOT AT ALL 2
NOT ENOUGH GP AT THE PRACTISE THERE BY MAKING PEOPLE TO WAIT ENDLESSLY AT THE SURGERY (PUT ME OFF) 1
NOT GETTING THE NEEDED TREATMENT 1
NOT GETTING THE REQUIRED TREATMENT AND ATTITUDES SOME DOCTORS PUT UP 1
NOT GIVING ME THE NECESSARY ATTENTION OR WHAT I NEED TO KNOW AS REGARD MY HEALTH CONDITION 1
NOTHING PROVIDED I AM GIVEN THE TREATMENT I WANT AND SATISFIED WITH IT 1
NOTHING AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED 1
NOTHING AT ALL 14
NOTHING AT ALL. 1
NOTHING BECAUSE IF I AM HEALTHY I WILL BE ABLE TO DO SO MANY THINGS 1
NOTHING CAN PUT ME OFF GOING TO THE DOCTOR 2
NOTHING CAN PUT ME OFF GOING TO THE DOCTORS BECAUSE MY HEALTH IS THE FIRST PRIORITY 1
NOTHING EXCEPT IF THE DOCTOR ISN'T AVAILABLE 1
NOTHING HEALTH IS WEALTH I NEED NOT HIDE ANYTHING FROM MY DOCTOR 1
NOTHING IN AS MUCH AS AM IN GOOD HEALTH 1
NOTHING MY HEALTH IS IMPORTANT 1
NOTHING MY HEALTH IS THE FIRST PRIORITY 1
NOTHING WHATSOEVER CAN PUT ME OFF GOING TO THE DOCTOR 1
NOTHING WHATSOEVER WILL PUT ME OFF GOING TO THE DOCTOR 1
NOTHING, EXCEPT I'M NOT ABLE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT 1
NOTING 1
NPTHING 1
OI CANNOT BE PUT OFF BECAUSE IF YOU ARE IN A GOOD CONDITION OF HEALTH THEWN YOU CAN DO SO MANY OTHER THINGS 1
ONLY IF IT IS DIFFICULT TO HAVE APPOINTMENT 1
PERHAPS IF THE DOCTOR IS BUSY 1
QUEUES MIGHT BE TOO LONG TO SEE THE GP, I.E. TWO WEEKS TO WAIT FOR AN APPOINTMENT. 1
QUEUES ON THE PHONE TO SPEAK TO THE SURGERY RECEPTIONIST, LACK OF PRIVACY AT THE RECEPTION 1
SHYING 1
SOME GP'S ATTITUDES PUT ME OFF AT TIMES 1
SOMETIMES THEY ARE VERY, VERY HARSH, AS IF YOU'VE DONE WRONG. THEY HARDLY LISTEN. 1
SOMETIMES THEY FORGET YOU FROM YOUR LAST VISIT 1
SPACE TO PARK MAY CAUSE IT 1
TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET AN APPOINTMENT 1
TAKING A LONG TIME TO GET AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DOCTORS 1
TESTS 1
TESTS - SCARED OF SERIES OF TEST TO BE CONDUCTED 1
THE CONVENIENCE WITH WHICH TO GET TO THE DOCTOR AND GETTING THE REQUIRED TREATMENT 1
THE DIFFICULTY I GO THROUGH AND NOT GETTING THE TYPE OF TREATMENT I WANT 1
THE DOCTOR MIGHT WANT TO EXAMING ME BY TOUCHING PARTS OF MY BODY. THIS REALLY PUTS ME OFF 1
THE DOCTOR, MOST OF THE TIME, DO NOT GIVE ME THE DETAILED INFORMATION I NEED TO KNOW 1
THE DOCTORS DO NOT GIVE YOU ENOUGH TIME TO EXPLAIN AND TELL ALL THAT IS IN YOUR MIND 1
THE FACT I DO NOT RECEIVE THE EXPECTED TREATMENT PUT ME OFF GOING TO THE DOCTOR AND THE DIFFICULTY I GO THROUGH WHEN GOING TO THE DOCTOR 1
THE FEAR OF NOT GETTING THE KIND OF TREATMENT I WANT 1
THE FEAR OF TELLING ME THE DOCTOR IS GOING TO EXAMINE AND PROBABLY CARRY OUT A SURGERY ON ME 1
THE LENGTH OF QUEUES 1
THE LONG WAIT AT THE RECEPTION 1
THE LONG WAIT BEFORE YOU SEE THE G.P 1
THE LONG WAIT BEFORE YOUR (MY) APPOINTMNETS GP SURGERIES ARE TOO BUSY FOR MY LIKING 1
THE MANNER OF THE NURSES 1
THE NURSES ARE NOT FRIENDLY. 1
THE SMELL OF THE SURGERY 1
THE WAITING TIME 1
THE WASTE OF TIME AND IMPATIENCE OF THE RECEPTIONISY 1
THERE IS NOTHING TO PUT ME OFF 1
THERE IS TIME DELAY BETWEEN MY APPOINTMENT AND I DONT LIKE WASTING MY TIME. I WORK WITH TIME 1
THEY ARE NOT FRIENDLY 1
THEY GIVE MILD MEDICATION THAT DOESN'T REALLY WORK 1
TIME 3
TIME FACTOR 1
TIME MAY BE A PROBLEM 1
TIME OF WAITING 1
TIME OF WAITING TO SEE THE G.P 1
TIME ONLY 1
TIME SPENT 1
TIME TO SEE THE DOCTOR CAN BE UP TO TWO WEEKS 1
TO BE HONEST I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING THAT CAN PUT ME OFF 1
TO BE HONEST NOTHING CAN PUT ME OFF GOING TO THE DOCTORS 1
TO THE BEST OF MY KBOWLEDGE, NOTHING CAN PUT ME OFF 1
TOO LONG WAITING FOR DOCTOR 1
TOO MUCH WAITING AT THE SURGERY 1
TRANSPORTATION 2
WAITING TIME 2
WAITING TIME FOR SURGERY 1
WAITING TIME TO SEE THE DOCTOR 1
WAITING TIMES CAN PUT OFF AT TIMES 1
WHAT THE G.P MIGHT SAY DOESN'T LIKE NEEDLES 1
WHEN ASKED ABOUT MY SEXUALITY 1
WHEN I AM BEING TOLD I NEED TO UNDERGO AN OPERATION (SURGICAL) 1
WHEN IAM ASKED TO GO FOR SURGERY BECAUSE OF A PARTICULAR AILMENT 1
WHEN THE DOCTOR SAYS THEY WANT TO EXAMINE PARTS OF MY BODY 1
WOULD SEE IF CONDITIONS IMPROVE OVER TIME, AS IT MAY NOT BE CANCER 1
YES SOMETIMES THEY HAVE A CAVELEER, HOSTILE APPROACH. THEY DON'T TREAT YOU AS A WHOLE 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative: Cancer Awareness Measure, North London Cancer Network, 2010