A study looking at how people make decisions to go to their GP with symptoms that could possibly be caused by lung cancer (LCDC study)

This study is trying to understand how people make the decision to report possible lung cancer symptoms to their GP. It is recruiting people who are registered with a GP and do not have cancer.

It can be difficult to treat lung cancer. One of the reasons for this is that many people are diagnosed when their lung cancer has already spread elsewhere in the body (advanced cancer). A factor contributing to lung cancer being diagnosed late could be a delay in people going to their GP. Doctors would like to understand more about why this is.

In this study, the researchers will ask the views of people who attend a GP practice either through discussion groups or one to one interviews. With their help, the researchers hope to develop a questionnaire.

The aims of the study are to find out

• Which possible lung cancer symptoms would prompt people to see their GP

• Which particular GP service would encourage people to visit their doctor earlier

The information gained from this study may help doctors to find ways to encourage people who need to see a doctor to go earlier.