Using a participant-completed questionnaire to identify symptoms that predict chest and respiratory disease (IPCARD): a feasibility study

Most of those with lung cancer are diagnosed at a late stage when curative treatment is not possible. It is known that there are both patient and GP delays in detecting lung cancer in the UK. Government guidelines recommend referral for chest Xray if any 1 of 10 possible lung cancer symptoms is unexplained or present for more than 3 weeks. However, these symptoms often have other causes and some are very common. There is a pressing need for...