Table 6 Mean (s.d.) and median (IQR) delays after recoding referral and secondary care delay

From: Delays in the diagnosis of six cancers: analysis of data from the National Survey of NHS Patients: Cancer

 

N

Number recoded

% N

Mean (s.d.)

Median (IQR)

Referral delay

     

Colorectal

12 884

357

3

51.7 (75.5)

21 (11.56)

Lung

2989

39

1

37.4 (61.2)

21 (5.56)

Ovarian

2504

51

2

41.5 (69.0)

21 (5.56)

Prostate

8121

244

3

59.4 (77.8)

21 (11.56)

NHL

4353

111

3

45.5 (73.5)

21 (5.56)

Breast

17 561

159

1

23.9 (44.6)

11 (5.21)

Secondary care delay

Colorectal

13 510

266

2

14.9 (32.7)

0 (0.7)

Lung

3237

38

1

13.3 (28.3)

0 (0.7)

Ovarian

2504

30

1

10.6 (26.7)

0 (0.7)

Prostate

7844

173

2

14.7 (33.8)

0 (0.7)

NHL

4141

68

2

15.7 (31.8)

0 (0.21)

Breast

22 075

137

1

6.44 (18.5)

0 (0.7)