Persistent Unilateral Sore Throat: Should It Be Included in the 2-Week Wait Referral Criteria by NICE

Table 5

Analysis of a persistent sore throat.

Symptom	Frequency (%)		Cancer positive
Unilateral pain in throat < 4 weeks	17	12.4%	0	0%
Unilateral pain in throat >4 weeks	57	41.6%	5	8.8%
Unilateral pain in throat and otalgia with normal otoscopy	28	20.4%	3	10.7%
Nonspecific Sore throat	35	25.5%	1	2%
Total	137	100%	9	6.5%
Unilateral pain in the throat more than 4 weeks with or without otalgia with normal otoscopy	85 /137	62%	8	9.5%