Research Article

Waiting Times for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis in a Nigerian Population

Table 1

Waiting times for all patients.

ParameterRangeMedian (IQR)

1Referral–presentation (days)1–26310.00 (27.00)
2Presentation–biopsy (days)1–51030.00 (62.00)
3Biopsy–histology (days)4–33024.00 (26.00)
4Histology–treatment (days)0–3001.00 (14.00)
5Presentation–treatment (days)9–84083.00 (89.00)
6Referral–treatment (days)10–934103.00 (126.00)

SD: standard deviation.