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Treatment Delay in Rectal Cancer

Early diagnosis of rectal cancer is important for prompt treatment and better outcome. Little data exists for comparison or to set standards. The primary objective of this study is to identify factors resulting in delays in treatment of rectal cancer, the correlation between the disease stage and di...

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Main Authors: Law, C.W., Roslani, A.C., Ng, L.L.C.
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Published: 2009
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R Medicine (General)
RT Nursing
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spelling my.um.eprints.17022019-12-23T07:44:00Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/1702/ Treatment Delay in Rectal Cancer Law, C.W. Roslani, A.C. Ng, L.L.C. R Medicine (General) RT Nursing Early diagnosis of rectal cancer is important for prompt treatment and better outcome. Little data exists for comparison or to set standards. The primary objective of this study is to identify factors resulting in delays in treatment of rectal cancer, the correlation between the disease stage and diagnosis waiting time, treatment waiting time and duration of symptoms. A five year retrospective audit was undertaken in University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC). There were 137 patients recruited and the median time to diagnosis was nine days after the first UMMC Surgical Unit consultation with a mean of 18.7 days. Some 11% had to wait more than four weeks for diagnosis. The median time from confirmation of diagnosis to surgery was 11 days with a mean of 18.6 days. Sixty-two percent of patients were operated upon within two weeks of diagnosis and more than 88% by four weeks. However, 10% of them had delayed surgery done four weeks after diagnosis. Long colonoscopy waiting time was the main cause for delay in diagnosis while delay in staging CTs were the main reason for treatment delays. 2009 Article PeerReviewed Law, C.W. and Roslani, A.C. and Ng, L.L.C. (2009) Treatment Delay in Rectal Cancer. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 64 (2). pp. 163-165. ISSN 0300-5283 http://myais.fsktm.um.edu.my/10197/ 10197
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topic R Medicine (General)
RT Nursing
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RT Nursing
Law, C.W.
Roslani, A.C.
Ng, L.L.C.
Treatment Delay in Rectal Cancer
description Early diagnosis of rectal cancer is important for prompt treatment and better outcome. Little data exists for comparison or to set standards. The primary objective of this study is to identify factors resulting in delays in treatment of rectal cancer, the correlation between the disease stage and diagnosis waiting time, treatment waiting time and duration of symptoms. A five year retrospective audit was undertaken in University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC). There were 137 patients recruited and the median time to diagnosis was nine days after the first UMMC Surgical Unit consultation with a mean of 18.7 days. Some 11% had to wait more than four weeks for diagnosis. The median time from confirmation of diagnosis to surgery was 11 days with a mean of 18.6 days. Sixty-two percent of patients were operated upon within two weeks of diagnosis and more than 88% by four weeks. However, 10% of them had delayed surgery done four weeks after diagnosis. Long colonoscopy waiting time was the main cause for delay in diagnosis while delay in staging CTs were the main reason for treatment delays.
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author Law, C.W.
Roslani, A.C.
Ng, L.L.C.
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Roslani, A.C.
Ng, L.L.C.
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title Treatment Delay in Rectal Cancer
title_short Treatment Delay in Rectal Cancer
title_full Treatment Delay in Rectal Cancer
title_fullStr Treatment Delay in Rectal Cancer
title_full_unstemmed Treatment Delay in Rectal Cancer
title_sort treatment delay in rectal cancer
publishDate 2009
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