How will the two-weeks-wait rule affect delays in management of urological cancers?

AUTOR(ES)

Subramonian, K R

FONTE

The Royal Society of Medicine

RESUMO

The UK National Health Service has now specified a maximum interval of two weeks between general practitioner (GP) referral and specialist assessment for patients with suspected cancer. We examined progress through the cancer pathway in 160 patients with potentially curable cancers of the prostate, bladder, kidney and testis before implementation of this rule. Median intervals with interquartile ranges were quantified from the first GP consultation to hospital referral, then to the first hospital consultation, confirmation of diagnosis and definitive surgery.

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