Optimising Diagnosis & Treatment Pathways For Lung Cancer Patients

Conversations in Lung Cancer Research · Jul 30, 2021 · 28m

Delays in diagnosis are one of the main factors associated with reduced survival rates for lung cancer patients. Clinical guidelines have been implemented in some countries to standardize the diagnosis process, better define the time from diagnosis to the beginning of treatment, and to improve clinical results in lung cancer. In Australia, periods of 14 days from the initial referral of the GP to the first specialty consultation, and also from diagnosis to the first treatment are recommended. However, previous reviews showed an average time of 27 days for lung cancer diagnosis, with time…