The Waiting Time of Prostate Cancer Patients in Poland

: Prostate cancer is the second most common reason of mortality due to cancer among men in Poland. The study aimed to determine the waiting time for diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. : The study was carried out on patients treated for prostate cancer from May 2014 to February 2015 at five...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2019-01, Vol.16 (3), p.342
Main Authors: Osowiecka, Karolina, Nawrocki, Sergiusz, Kurowicki, Marcin, Rucinska, Monika
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bones
Breast cancer
Cancer therapies
Colon
Colon cancer
Diagnosis
Humans
Lung cancer
Male
Medical diagnosis
Medical treatment
Middle Aged
Patients
Physicians
Poland
Prognosis
Prostate cancer
Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis
Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy
Questionnaires
Radiation therapy
Signs and symptoms
Studies
Time Factors
Waiting Lists
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:: Prostate cancer is the second most common reason of mortality due to cancer among men in Poland. The study aimed to determine the waiting time for diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. : The study was carried out on patients treated for prostate cancer from May 2014 to February 2015 at five oncological centres in Poland. The median waiting time was measured from the time cancer was suspected to the histopathological diagnosis (SDI), from the cancer suspicion to the start of treatment (STI) and from the diagnosis to the start of treatment (DTI). : 123 males treated for prostate cancer were included for analysis. The median time for SDI, STI and DTI was 7.7, 18.7 and 8.7 weeks, respectively. Place of residence was the only factor which influenced STI ( = 0.003). For patients, who started treatment with radiation therapy DTI was longer than for other patients ( < 0.001). : Median times of STI, SDI and DTI for prostate cancer patients in Poland are similar to the intervals described in other countries. Patients, who lived further from an oncology centre waited longer for treatment. The impact of waiting time in the case of prostate cancer on improving the prognosis is still unclear.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph16030342