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Appetite loss or early satiety in adults - NICE urgent cancer referral guidance

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Appetite loss or early satiety

Symptom and Specific Features

Possible Cancer

Recommendation

Appetite loss (unexplained)

Several, including lung, oesophageal, stomach, colorectal, pancreatic, bladder or renal

Carry out an assessment for additional symptoms, signs or findings that may help to clarify which cancer is most likely

Offer urgent investigation or a suspected cancer pathway referral (for an appointment within 2 weeks)

 

Symptom and Specific Features

Possible Cancer

Recommendation

Appetite loss (unexplained), 40 and over, ever smoked

Lung or mesothelioma

Offer a chest X-ray

 

Symptom and Specific Features

Possible Cancer

Recommendation

Appetite loss (unexplained), 40 and over, exposed to asbestos

Mesothelioma

Offer a chest Xray

 

Symptom and Specific Features

Possible Cancer

Recommendation

Appetite loss (unexplained) with cough or fatigue or shortness of breath or chest pain or weight loss (unexplained), 40 and over

Lung or mesothelioma

Offer a Chest Xray

 

Symptom and Specific Features

Possible Cancer

Recommendation

Appetite loss or early satiety (persistent or frequent - particularly more than 12 times per month) in women, especially if 50 and over

Ovarian

Carry out tests in primary care

Measure serum CA125 in primary care

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