Cancer treatment delays surge across US as doctor warns system ‘needs fixing immediately’

Cancer treatment delays surge across US as doctor warns system ‘needs fixing immediately’

A JAMA Surgery study of over two million patients found that cancer treatment delays grew by more than 10 days across six disease types.

Cancer treatment delays surge across US as doctor warns system ‘needs fixing immediately’ - NEW YORK TIMES POST

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Wait times between a cancer diagnosis and the start of treatment grew by nearly two weeks over the past decade in the U.S., according to a recent study published in JAMA Surgery. Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles and Massachusetts General Hospital analyzed national data from more than two million patients diagnosed between January 2012 and December 2023. The study tracked adult…