Background: Waiting times for cancer care continue to be an important issue for Canadians.
We evaluated 2 cohorts of breast cancer patients to compare changes in elapsed times to …

Background: A number of studies have examined time intervals between care steps in
breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. The objective of this study was to document the …

Background: Currently there is no agreement on the optimal time to treatment of breast
cancer; however, given the considerable emphasis on early detection, one would expect a …

Measurement of care time intervals is complex, being influenced by many factors. The
definition of the care interval monitored can also bias the detection of changes in waits. The …

Introduction: Our study examined the wait time from ready-to-treat to radiation therapy for
cohorts of breast cancer patients requiring adjuvant radiation therapy in 2001 and in 2005 …

Background Longer times from diagnosis to breast cancer treatment are associated with
poorer prognosis. This study examined factors associated with wait times by phase in the …

Background: The present study had two research questions. First, what is the average
waiting time between diagnosis and treatment for Alberta women with breast cancer relative …

Background Few large-scale multicenter studies have examined wait times for breast
surgery and no benchmarks exist. Methods Using the National Cancer Data Base, we …

Background Delays in commencing adjuvant chemotherapy for early breast cancer beyond
12 weeks are associated with increased mortality. The aim of this study was to identify …

Purpose Although no specific delay threshold after diagnosis of breast cancer has been
demonstrated to affect outcome, delays can cause anxiety, and surgical waiting time has …