‘‘Two-Week Waits’’—Are They Leading to Earlier Diagnosis of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas?
Joint Authors
Carter, Simon R.
Abudu, Adesegun
Taylor, W. St. J.
Grimer, Robert
Tillman, Roger M.
Jeys, L. M.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-09-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
The ‘‘two-week wait’’ was established as a potential means of diagnosing malignant tumours earlier.
This paper investigated whether these clinics are leading to earlier diagnosis of malignant soft-tissue lumps.
Method.
We identified all referrals to our centre from a database over a 4-year period.
Results.
2225 patients were referred to our unit for investigation of a soft-tissue mass.
576 (26%) were referred under the ‘‘two-week wait’’ criteria.
153 (27%) of which were found to have a malignant or borderline malignant diagnosis.
1649 patients were referred nonurgently.
855 (52%) of which were diagnosed with a malignant or borderline lesion.
The average size at diagnosis was 9.4 cm with no difference in size between the different referral routes.
Conclusion.
There is little evidence that the two-week wait clinic is leading to earlier diagnosis of soft-tissue sarcomas with the majority still being referred nonurgently.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Taylor, W. St. J.& Grimer, Robert& Carter, Simon R.& Tillman, Roger M.& Abudu, Adesegun& Jeys, L. M.. 2010. ‘‘Two-Week Waits’’—Are They Leading to Earlier Diagnosis of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas?. Complexity،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Taylor, W. St. J.…[et al.]. ‘‘Two-Week Waits’’—Are They Leading to Earlier Diagnosis of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas?. Complexity No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Taylor, W. St. J.& Grimer, Robert& Carter, Simon R.& Tillman, Roger M.& Abudu, Adesegun& Jeys, L. M.. ‘‘Two-Week Waits’’—Are They Leading to Earlier Diagnosis of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas?. Complexity. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-3.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1027599