Bernhardson, Britt-MarieTishelman, CarolRasmussen , BHHajdarevic, SenadaMalmström, MOvergaard , Hasle TLLocock, LouiseEriksson, Lars E2021-09-212021-09-212021-03-29Bernhardson, B-M, Tishelman, C, Rasmussen , BH, Hajdarevic, S, Malmström, M, Overgaard , H TL, Locock, L & Eriksson, L E 2021, 'Sensations, symptoms, and then what? Early bodily experiences prior to diagnosis of lung cancer', PloS ONE, vol. 16, no. 3, e0249114. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.02491141932-6203ORCID: /0000-0002-8109-1930/work/93483316https://hdl.handle.net/2164/17120Funding: This paper presents independent research funded by organisations from 3 European countries as follows: In the UK, the study was supported by the National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative (NAEDI), http://www.naedi.org. uk. The contributing partners include: Cancer Research UK; Department of Health, England; Economic and Social Research Council; Health and Social Care Research and Development Division, Pubic Health Agency, Northern Ireland; National Institute for Social Care and Health Research, Wales; and the Scottish Government. This funding also covered the costs associated with the comparative analysis meetings in Denmark and Sweden and funded translation of the Danish and Swedish material for publication. During the study, LL was Director of Applied Research at the Health Experiences Research Group, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, and was supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre and the NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care Oxford (CLAHRC) at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. In Denmark, the study was supported by the Research Centre for Cancer Diagnosis in Primary Care funded by The Danish Cancer Society and the Novo Nordic Foundation. In Sweden, the study was supported by the Vårdal Foundation; the Strategic Research Program in Care Sciences (SFO-V), Umeå University; the Cancer Research Foundation in Northern Sweden; the Swedish Research Council and government funding of clinical research within the National Health Service in Sweden. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors, and not necessarily those of the NAEDI, Danish and Swedish funding partners. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.16431757engSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingRA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive MedicineR MedicineCancer Research UKNational Institute for Health Research (NIHR)RA0421RJournal article10.1371/journal.pone.0249114163