Evaluation of waiting times for breast cancer diagnosis and surgical treatment.
José Manuel Baena-CañadaL Rodríguez-PérezS Gámez-CasadoA Quílez-CutillasC Cortés-CarmonaP Rosado-VarelaS Estalella-MendozaP Ramírez-DaffósJ Jaén-OlasoloE Benítez-RodríguezPublished in: Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico (2018)
Delays in diagnosis and surgery in the case of women diagnosed on the basis of symptoms may be improved. There is a temporary tendency to a greater delay in surgery. Some clinical and biological factors must be taken into account to optimise delays. Survival results are not adversely affected by delays.