Non-urgent breast referrals subsequently diagnosed with cancer

[摘要] The Health Service Circular 1998/242 states that a patient with suspected breast cancer should be seen by a specialist within 2 weeks of their GP requesting an urgent appointment.1 The introduction of the 2-week wait has raised the question of how appropriate it is for GPs, and not the breast surgeon, to determine urgency, as misclassification might cause treatment delay.

[学科分类] 卫生学