Wait Times for Cancer Surgery Are Increasing, Study Finds
Researchers found median waits rose for all six cancers, and extreme delays of 60 days or more increased across each tumor type.
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Cancer Patients Face Mounting Delays for Surgery as U.S. Health Systems Strain
Wait times for cancer surgery keep climbing. A new analysis shows patients with six common cancers now face substantially longer periods between diagnosis and treatment than a decade ago. The trend raises fresh alarms about access to timely care in a system that prides itself on medical innovation. Over 2.7 million patients with nonmetastatic stage I-III breast, colon, lung, pancreatic, gastric or esophageal cancer saw median times from diagnosi…
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The Independent (US)US cancer patients are facing longer waits for surgery - the consequences are dire
Longer wait times have been tied to an increased risk of death
Wait Times for Cancer Surgery Are Increasing, Study Finds
(MedPage Today) -- Cancer patients are facing longer wait times between diagnosis and the start of first-course therapy, a retrospective cohort study suggested. Among more than 2.7 million patients with nonmetastatic stage I-III breast, colon...
Longer waiting times have been associated with increased risk of death
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