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Impact of Wait Times on Survival for Women With Uterine Cancer

Abstract

ABSTRACT Women diagnosed with early-stage uterine cancer (without spread) have a 5-year survival rate of 96%; the rate drops to 16% if this cancer is diagnosed after the cancer has spread more distantly. It has been suggested that a timely hysterectomy after diagnosis of uterine cancer may improve survival, but there are no data to support this suggestion. The aim of this study was to investigate whether a longer wait time from diagnosis of …

Authors

Elit LM; O’Leary EM; Pond GR; Seow H-Y

Volume

69

Pagination

pp. 143-144

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date

March 2014

DOI

10.1097/ogx.0000000000000038

Conference proceedings

Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey

Issue

3

ISSN

0029-7828