Exact wording in the source: "How long was it from the time you first thought something might be wrong with you until you first contacted your GP practice to talk about it?"
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Time taken for cancer patients to first contact their GP in the UK 2021
According to a survey conducted in the United Kingdom (UK) among NHS patients with a primary diagnosis of cancer in 2021, 46 percent of respondents reported that they contacted their GP practice in less than three months after suspecting something wrong with their health, although around four percent waited longer than a year.
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Quality Health. (July 7, 2022). How long did it take you to contact your GP practice when you first suspected something was wrong with you? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1324744/cancer-diagnosis-time-taken-to-contact-gp-about-health-issues-in-the-uk/
Quality Health. "How long did it take you to contact your GP practice when you first suspected something was wrong with you?." Chart. July 7, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/1324744/cancer-diagnosis-time-taken-to-contact-gp-about-health-issues-in-the-uk/
Quality Health. (2022). How long did it take you to contact your GP practice when you first suspected something was wrong with you?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/1324744/cancer-diagnosis-time-taken-to-contact-gp-about-health-issues-in-the-uk/
Quality Health. "How Long Did It Take You to Contact Your Gp Practice When You First Suspected Something Was Wrong with You?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 7 Jul 2022, /statistics/1324744/cancer-diagnosis-time-taken-to-contact-gp-about-health-issues-in-the-uk/
Quality Health, How long did it take you to contact your GP practice when you first suspected something was wrong with you? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1324744/cancer-diagnosis-time-taken-to-contact-gp-about-health-issues-in-the-uk/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
How long did it take you to contact your GP practice when you first suspected something was wrong with you? [Graph], Quality Health, July 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1324744/cancer-diagnosis-time-taken-to-contact-gp-about-health-issues-in-the-uk/
