Figure 4.19
90th percentile radiation therapy wait times from ready-to-treat to start of radiation for prostate cancer, by province — 2013 treatment year
"-" Data not available.
Wait time is from ready-to-treat to start of radiation.
The Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology (CARO) has set a target of 14 days (10 working days) from consultation to first radiation therapy fraction.
The national target is for 90% of patients to receive radiation therapy within 28 days from ready-to-treat to start of treatment.
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies.
Data Table
Province | 90th Percentile Wait Time (days) | Percentage within national target (%) |
---|---|---|
BC | 40 | 82.4 |
AB | 32 | 86.9 |
SK | 27 | 90.8 |
MB | 27 | 99.4 |
ON | 18 | 95.1 |
QC | - | - |
NB | 29 | 89.3 |
NS | 31 | 86.9 |
PE | - | - |
NL | 30 | 88.6 |
"-" Data not available.
Wait time is from ready-to-treat to start of radiation.
The Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology (CARO) has set a target of 14 days (10 working days) from consultation to first radiation therapy fraction.
The national target is for 90% of patients to receive radiation therapy within 28 days from ready-to-treat to start of treatment.
Data source: Provincial cancer agencies.