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Delays in radical cystectomy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Alice T ChuSarah K HoltJonathan L WrightJorge D RamosPetros GrivasEvan Y YuJohn L Gore
Published in: Cancer (2019)
Delays in care from the time of either the initial diagnosis or the completion of NAC to RC are associated with worse overall survival among patients with MIBC. Timely surgery is fundamental in the treatment of MIBC, and this necessitates attention to disparities in access to complex surgical care and care coordination.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
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