The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 269 No 7208 p126
27 July 2002

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Longer delays linked to survival

Women with endometrial cancer who wait longer for treatment have a better chance of surviving, according to a new study (BMJ 2002;325;196). Researchers found that delay in treatment and survival were inversely related. Women experiencing the shortest delay had more advanced disease, hence they were less likely to survive, they conclude.