Table 2 Description of wait times to definitive surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy overall, and among women diagnosed with screened, interval and symptomatic breast cancers
From: Factors associated with wait times across the breast cancer treatment pathway in Ontario
Overall | Screen-detected | Interval | Symptomatic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 1760 | N = 1096 | N = 309 | N = 355 | |
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Treatments Received a | ||||
Surgery + Chemotherapy | 110 (6.3) | 60 (5.5) | 20 (6.5) | 30 (8.5) |
Surgery + Radiotherapy | 838 (47.6) | 570 (52.0) | 139 (45.0) | 129 (36.2) |
Surgery + Chemotherapy + Radiotherapy | 552 (31.4) | 308 (29.0) | 112 (36.2) | 132 (37.2) |
Surgery Only | 260 (14.8) | 158 (14.4) | 38 (12.3) | 64 (18.0) |
Diagnosis to Definitive Surgery b | ||||
Number In analysis | N = 1675 | N = 1056 | N = 293 | N = 326 |
Median Wait Time to Definitive Surgery | 17 days | 18 days | 20 days | 15 days |
IQR | 0-31 days | 0-31 days | 0-33 days | 0-30 days |
90th Percentile > | 49 days | 49 days | 51 days | 49 days |
Final Surgery to Chemotherapy c | ||||
Number in analysis | N = 498 | N = 290 | N = 98 | N = 110 |
Median Wait Time to Chemotherapy | 44 days | 43 days | 43 days | 46 days |
IQR | 34-56 days | 33-56 days | 35-58 days | 34-54 days |
90th Percentile > | 70 days | 71 days | 71 days | 66 days |
Final Surgery to Radiotherapy d | ||||
Number In analysis | N = 812 | N = 556 | n = 132 | N = 124 |
Median Wait Time to Radiotherapy | 75 days | 75 days | 73.5 days | 78 days |
IQR | 57-97 days | 57-96 days | 59-97 days | 59-100 days |
90th Percentile > | 118 days | 118 days | 112 days | 138 days |