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8018364

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-8-1
pubmed:abstractText
In a study of 7,608 patients with primary breast cancer patient's and doctor's delay were examined in relation to age, tumour size, grade of anaplasia, and number of positive lymph nodes. The delays were arbitrarily divided into the following intervals: Short (0-14 days), intermediate (15-60 days) and long (> 60 days). The well-established patient and tumour characteristics were shown to have prognostic significance. Similarly the delays showed significant influence on survival. A long patient's delay was associated with an unfavourable outcome, as compared with a short delay. On the contrary, the prognosis was superior for patients with a long doctor's delay compared to those with a short doctor's delay. Overall, when corrected for age, the prognostic value of delay in terms of mortality increased by 24% for a long patient's delay compared to a shorter and by 13% for a short doctor's delay compared to a longer. This indicates that doctors are capable of distinguishing between more and less aggressive malignancies. The study also suggests that all sources of delays should be kept at a minimum.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0284-186X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
345-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-5-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Patient's and doctor's delay in primary breast cancer. Prognostic implications.
pubmed:affiliation
Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article