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Table 1 The recommended maximum number of days from the referral is received in the specialist health care to the patients attend the hospital for the first time (OF1), from start examination to treatment decision (OF2), from treatment decision to start treatment (OF3), and from start CPP to start treatment (OF4) for colon, rectal, lung breast and prostate cancer

From: Compliance with recommended cancer patient pathway timeframes and choice of treatment differed by cancer type and place of residence among cancer patients in Norway in 2015–2016

 

Cancer type

OF

Colon

Rectal

Lung

Breast

Prostate

1

9

9

7

7

10

2

12

12

21

7

24

3-S

14

14

14

13

32

3-RT

18

18

14

NA

32

3-SACT

14

14

7

10

3

3-AS

NA

NA

NA

NA

3

4-S

35

35

42

27

66

4-RT

39

39

42

NA

66

4-SACT

35

35

35

24

37

4-AS

NA

NA

NA

NA

37

  1. Abbreviations: S Surgery, RT Radiotherapy, SACT Systemic anticancer treatment, AS Active Surveillance, NA Not applicable, OF Organ-specific pathway time indicators