This pathway is open to all patients aged 18 years or older who meet the referral criteria listed below who are not suitable for pre-existing site specific Urgent Suspicion of Cancer pathways.
Consider referral via this pathway for:
- Unexplained weight loss
- Severe unexplained fatigue
- Persistent nausea or appetite loss
- New unexplained pain (abdominal /back/bone)
- New unexplained laboratory results eg hypocalcaemia or thrombocytopenia
- GP – ‘gut feeling’ of cancer diagnosis
Inclusion criteria:
- There is no other urgent suspicion of cancer referral pathway for this clinical scenario
- Patient is well enough to attend as an outpatient and does not need admission
- All the mandatory filter tests listed below have been done
- Able and willing to attend an all day diagnostic clinic at short notice
If any of the above answers are no, the patient is not suitable for this pathway