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Breast Cancer Q1 06

Cancer in Scotland: Action for Change set a target that "by 2005, the maximum wait from urgent referral to treatment for all cancers will be two months"

Breast - period of diagnosis: 1 January to 31 March 2006

Area of diagnosis

Number of eligible urgent referrals*

Number treated within 2 months (62 days) of referral

% compliance with 2 month urgent referral to treatment target

Minimum wait (Days)

Maximum wait (Days)

Median wait (Days)

90th Percentile (Days)

Scotland

388

347

89.4%

0

188

37

63

NOSCAN

98

77

78.6%

0

123

48

77

Argyll & Clyde (Highland)

0

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Grampian

46

38

82.6%

22

99

44

70

Highland

12

9

75.0%

27

83

57

82

Orkney

2

2

100.0%

25

28

n/a

n/a

Shetland

4

1

25.0%

60

79

68

n/a

Tayside

31

26

83.9%

0

123

48

73

Western Isles

3

1

33.3%

60

87

76

n/a

SCAN

125

115

92.0%

8

99

36

61

Borders

10

10

100.0%

26

49

35

48

Dumfries & Galloway

21

20

95.2%

8

70

22

57

Fife

23

17

73.9%

29

99

57

83

Lothian

71

68

95.8%

11

89

36

57

WOSCAN

165

155

93.9%

0

188

33

57

Argyll & Clyde (Greater Glasgow)

21

21

100.0%

0

42

20

39

Ayrshire & Arran

31

27

87.1%

10

92

32

69

Forth Valley

15

13

86.7%

17

110

35

96

Lanarkshire

39

36

92.3%

2

188

31

60

Greater Glasgow

59

58

98.3%

12

81

36

56



*Exclusion categories are: died prior to receiving treatment, refused treatment, patient induced non-clinical delay and co-morbidities.

n/a: Not applicable due to small numbers.

Page updated: Tuesday, August 29, 2006