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Cancer Waiting Times Statistics - 2007/08 Quarter 4

The key points from the latest release are:

Performance on the five standards has remained around their highest recorded levels, during the period January to March 2008, namely:

• 99.8% of patients were seen within 2 weeks from urgent GP referral to outpatient appointment. This is a marginal decrease from 99.9% in 2007-08 Q3 and in the same period last year
• 99.7% of patients were treated within 1 month from diagnosis to treatment for breast cancer. This is a slight decrease from 99.9% in 2007-08 Q3 but the same as in the equivalent period last year.
• 99.5% of patients were treated within 2 months from urgent GP referral to treatment for breast cancer.  This is a slight decrease from 99.8% in 2007-08 Q3 and 99.7% in the same period last year.
• 99.5% of patients were treated within 1 month from diagnosis to treatment for all cancers.  This is a marginal decrease from 99.6% in 2007-08 Q3 and in the equivalent period last year.
• 96.8% of patients were treated within 2 months from urgent GP referral to treatment for all cancers.  This is a slight decrease from 97.1% in 2007-08 Q2 but an increase from 96.6% in the same period last year

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