Table 1

Characteristics of participating children with leukaemia

Age range (years)	Child identification number	Sex	Leukaemia type*	Symptom interval (period from symptom onset to diagnosis)	Number of GP appointments	Number of other medical contacts prior to diagnosis
0–2	1	Female	ALL	5 months	7
	15	Female	AML	6 months	2
	17	Female	ALL	1 week	1	1 (Minor injuries unit self-referral)
3–6	2	Male	ALL	2 months	2	1 (A&E self-referral)
	3	Female	ALL	5 days	1	1 (Practice nurse)
	4	Male	ALL	3 months	7	1 (A&E self-referral)
	5	Female	ALL	1 week	2
	8	Female	ALL	3 months	4	2 (A&E self-referrals)
	10	Male	ALL	2 months	3	3 (A&E self-referrals)
	12	Male	ALL	5 days	1
	13	Female	ALL	3 months	4
	16	Male	ALL	1 week	1	1 (Practice nurse)
7–10	6	Male	ALL	2.5 months	2
7–10	9	Male	ALL	3.5 months	1
11–17	7	Female	ALL	3 weeks	1
	11	Male	AML	3 months	1
	14	Male	AML	3 weeks	1
	18	Male	AML	1 months	2

*ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; AML, acute myeloid leukaemia GP, general practitioner.