Fig. 2

Incidence Rate Ratios (IRR) for primary care consultations with relevant symptoms during the pre-diagnostic year. Negative binomial regression including in the model all the variables shown in the figure, as well as cancer sub-site. SES=Socio-economic status; New onset comorbidity = comorbidity first recorded during the year pre-cancer diagnosis; Chronic/past = already recorded > 12 months pre-cancer diagnosis; Hypertension monitoring between 30 days and 12 months pre-cancer diagnosis