Table 4 Summary of the components of diagnostic delay by cancer type (all data in days)
Colorectal | Lung | Ovarian | Prostate | NHL | Breast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) Total delay | ||||||
All patients | ||||||
Mean (s.d.) | 125.7 (395.2) | 88.5 (239.8) | 90.3 (320.0) | 148.5 (494.3) | 102.8 (256.7) | 55.2 (241.8) |
Median (IQR) | 61 (29–143) | 38 (7–91) | 37 (7–92) | 61 (7–126) | 51 (7–117) | 30 (0–38) |
GP patients | ||||||
Mean (s.d.) | 134.4 (413.5) | 98.3 (247.5) | 97.7 (338.5) | 160.5 (437.7) | 114 (273.2) | 63 (258.9) |
Median (IQR) | 67 (30–151) | 51 (21–99) | 50 (7–99) | 61 (30–150.5) | 56 (21–122) | 31 (0–56) |
Non-GP patients | ||||||
Mean (s.d.) | 46.9 (124.5) | 38.1 (190.5) | 37.9 (113) | 85.6 (733.5) | 31.2 (74.8) | 31.8 (176.9) |
Median (IQR) | 7 (0–52) | 0 (0–31) | 7 (0–31) | 0 (0–31) | 0 (0–31) | 7 (0–31) |
No response to D2 | ||||||
Mean (s.d.) | 62.6 (103.3) | 31.4 (47.8) | 20.5 (37.2) | 75.1 (99.6) | 98.2 (136.8) | 76.4 (387.7) |
Median (IQR) | 21 (0–86) | 7 (0–45) | 0 (0–46.3) | 31 (0–122) | 7 (0–180.5) | 7 (0–31) |
(2a) Total prehospital delay | ||||||
All patients | ||||||
Mean (s.d.) | 116.7 (424.9) | 79.1 (264.8) | 83.1 (306.6) | 141.7 (505.5) | 99.7 (344.8) | 52.2 (249.5) |
Median (IQR) | 59 (0–122) | 31 (0–62) | 31 (0–91) | 31 (0–121) | 31 (0–92) | 29 (0–31) |
GP patients | ||||||
Mean (s.d.) | 124.8 (440.8) | 87.6 (276.9) | 90.7 (325.4) | 151.5 (456.4) | 107.9 (341.6) | 60.8 (271.5) |
Median (IQR) | 61 (30–122) | 31 (0–91) | 31 (0–92) | 61 (29–122) | 31 (0–92) | 30 (0–31) |
Non-GP patients (=patient delay) | ||||||
Mean (s.d.) | 44.3 (234.5) | 38.2 (193.6) | 32.1 (102.4) | 88.5 (730.2) | 43.7 (361.5) | 27.7 (167.5) |
Median (IQR) | 0 (0–31) | 0 (0–30) | 0 (0–31) | 0 (0–30) | 0 (0–29) | 0 (0–30) |
(2b) Patients & primary care delay (GP patients) | ||||||
Mean (s.d.) | 80.4 (393.9) | 51.8 (187.1) | 58.1 (327.9) | 97.5 (379.2) | 58.6 (244.5) | 40.4 (245.9) |
Median (IQR) | 20 (0–66) | 10 (0–40) | 10 (0–40) | 10 (0–66) | 10 (0–40) | 9 (0–20) |
(2c) Referral delay (GP patients) | ||||||
Mean (s.d.) | 42.8 (54.7) | 33.1 (48.6) | 34.8 (51.4) | 50.0 (57.1) | 37.2 (53.1) | 20.8 (30.7) |
Median (IQR) | 21 (11–56) | 21 (5–56) | 11 (5–56) | 21 (11–56) | 21 (5–56) | 11 (5–21) |
(3) Secondary care delay | ||||||
All patients | ||||||
Mean (s.d.) | 11.9 (24.7) | 11.5 (23.0) | 8.7 (20.4) | 11.3 (25.2) | 13.2 (25.2) | 5.4 (13.5) |
Median (IQR) | 0 (0–7) | 0 (0–7) | 0 (0–7) | 0 (0–7) | 0 (0–21) | 0 (0–7) |
GP patients | ||||||
Mean (s.d.) | 12.4 (24.2) | 12.6 (23.9) | 9.3 (21.2) | 12.2 (25.9) | 14.5 (26.4) | 5.9 (14.3) |
Median (IQR) | 0 (0–7) | 0 (0–21) | 0 (0–7) | 0 (0–7) | 0 (0–21) | 0 (0–7) |
Non-GP patients | ||||||
Mean (s.d.) | 7.7 (20.4) | 6.3 (16.5) | 4.8 (13.8) | 6.2 (19.6) | 6.1 (15.8) | 4.2 (10.4) |
Median (IQR) | 0 (0–7) | 0 (0–7) | 0 (0–7) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–7) | 0 (0–7) |
No-response D2 | ||||||
Mean (s.d.) | 6.4 (14.3) | 7.8 (23.6) | 6.7 (17.1) | 10.5 (27.2) | 5.6 (13.8) | 5.3 (17.9) |
Median (IQR) | 0 (0–7) | 0 (0 – 2) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–7) | 0 (0–5) | 0 (0–0) |
