Nausea or vomiting - urgent cancer referral guidance
Symptom and Specific Features | Possible Cancer | Recommendation |
Nausea or vomiting with weight loss, 60 and over | Pancreatic | Consider an urgent direct access CT scan (to be performed within 2 weeks), or an urgent ultrasound scan if CT is not available |
Symptom and Specific Features | Possible Cancer | Recommendation |
Nausea or vomiting with raised platelet count or weight loss or reflux or dyspepsia or upper abdominal pain, 55 and over | Oesophageal or stomach | Consider non-urgent direct access upper gastrointestinal endoscopy |
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