Table 1 Distribution of delay intervals (in days)
From: Factors related with symptom duration until diagnosis and treatment of symptomatic colorectal cancer
Symptom diagnosis interval | Symptom treatment interval | Symptom-patient first contact with a doctor interval | Health services interval | Diagnosis to treatment interval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median (P25-P75) | Median (P25-P75) | Median (P25-P75) | Median (P25-P75) | Median (P25-P75) | |
Colon & rectum | 128 (57.5-257.5) | 155 (84.0-283.5) | 19 (3–83) | 66 (25–159) | 22 (8–37) |
Colon | 125 (59.0-258.0) | 150 (80.0-280.5) | 18 (3–74) | 64 (23–164.5) | 18 (4–33) |
Rectum | 121 (53.0-256.0) | 153 (79.0-283.0) | 20 (3–83.2) | 62 (22–156) | 22 (8–38) |
N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | |
Colon & Rectum | |||||
< 1 month | 110 (14.1) | 59 (7.9) | 483 (61.7) | 245 (30.8) | 501 (65.8) |
1-3 months | 190 (24.3) | 152 (20.4) | 139 (17.8) | 235 (29.6) | 234 (30.7) |
3-6 months | 207 (26.5) | 215 (28.9) | 80 (10.2) | 149 (18.7) | 16 (2.1) |
6 month-1 year | 165 (21.1) | 184 (24.7) | 35 (4.5) | 109 (13.7) | 9 (1.2) |
> 1 year | 109 (14.0) | 134 (18.0) | 46 (5.9) | 57 (7.2) | 1 (0.1) |