Waiting times for diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancer in Denmark in 2010 compared to 1992 and 2002

N M Lyhne; A Christensen; M C Alanin; M T Bruun; Leif T. Jung; Mikkel Attermann Bruhn; J B B Jespersen; C A Kristensen; C Godballe; C Buchwald; T Bundgaard; Jørgen Johansen; H Primdahl; Kasper Toustrup; J A Sørensen; Jørgen Overgaard; Cai Grau; Elo Verner Andersen

doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2012.11.034

Waiting times for diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancer in Denmark in 2010 compared to 1992 and 2002

N M Lyhne
, A Christensen
, M C Alanin
, M T Bruun
, Leif T. Jung
, Mikkel Attermann Bruhn
, J B B Jespersen
, C A Kristensen
, C Godballe
, C Buchwald
, T Bundgaard
, Jørgen Johansen
, H Primdahl
, Kasper Toustrup
, J A Sørensen
, Jørgen Overgaard
, Cai Grau
, Elo Verner Andersen

Herlev Hospital
Aalborg University Hospital
Rigshospitalet
Aarhus University Hospital
Aalborg University
Gentofte Hospital

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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Significant tumour progression was observed during waiting time for treatment of head and neck cancer. To reduce waiting times, a Danish national policy of fast track accelerated clinical pathways was introduced in 2007. This study describes changes in waiting time and the potential influence of fast track by comparing waiting times in 2010 to 2002 and 1992. METHODS: Charts of all new patients diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, pharynx and larynx at the five Danish head and neck oncology centres from January to April 2010 (n=253) were reviewed and compared to similar data from 2002 (n=211) and 1992 (n=168). RESULTS: The median time to diagnosis was 13 days (2010) versus 17 days (2002; p

Original language	English
Journal	European Journal of Cancer
Volume	49
Issue number	7
Pages (from-to)	1627-1633
ISSN	0959-8049
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2012.11.034
Publication status	Published - May 2013

Keywords

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/diagnosis
Denmark
Female
Head and Neck Neoplasms/diagnosis
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
National Health Programs/standards
Personal Health Services/standards
Time Factors
Waiting Lists

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Lyhne, N. M., Christensen, A., Alanin, M. C., Bruun, M. T., Jung, L. T., Bruhn, M. A., Jespersen, J. B. B., Kristensen, C. A., Godballe, C., Buchwald, C., Bundgaard, T., Johansen, J., Primdahl, H., Toustrup, K., Sørensen, J. A., Overgaard, J., Grau, C., & Andersen, E. V. (2013). Waiting times for diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancer in Denmark in 2010 compared to 1992 and 2002. European Journal of Cancer, 49(7), 1627-1633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2012.11.034

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Waiting times for diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancer in Denmark in 2010 compared to 1992 and 2002

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