Reduction in waiting time for diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancer – a fast track study

References

• Clemmensen IH, Nedergaard KH, Storm HH. Kræft i Danmark. Kræftens Bekæmpelse 2006.
   Google Scholar
• Overgaard J, Hansen HS, Overgaard M, Bastholt L, Berthelsen A, Specht L, . A randomized double-blind phase III study of nimorazole as a hypoxic radiosensitizer of primary radiotherapy in supraglottic larynx and pharynx carcinoma. Results of the Danish Head and Neck Cancer Study (DAHANCA) Protocol 5–85. Radiother and Oncology 1998;46:135–146.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Overgaard J, Hansen HS, Specht L, Overgaard M, Grau C, Andersen E, . Five compared with six fractions per week of conventional radiotherapy of squamous-cell carcinoma of head and neck: DAHANCA 6&7 randomized controlled trial. Lancet 2003;362:933–40.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kowalski LP, Carralho AL. Influence of time delay and clinical upstaging in the prognosis of head and neck cancer. Oral Oncol 2001;37:94–8.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fortin A, Bairati I, Albert M, Moore L, Allard J, Couture C. Effect of treatment delay on outcome of patients with early-stage head and neck carcinoma receiving radical radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2002;52:929–36.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wyat RM, Beddoe AH, Dale RG. The effect of delays in radiotherapy treatment on tumour control. Phys Med Biol 2003;48:139–55.
   Google Scholar
• Jensen AR, Nellemann HM, Overgaard J. Tumor progression in waiting time for radiotherapy in head and neck cancer. Radiother Oncol 2007;84:5–10.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Primdahl H, Nielsen AL, Larsen S, Andersen E, Ipsen M, Lajer C, . Changes from 1992 to 2002 in the pretreatment delay for patients with squamous cell carcinoma of larynx or pharynx: A Danish nationwide survey from DAHANCA. Acta Oncol 2006;45:156–61.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Goldstein D, Jeremic G, Werger J, Irish J. Wait times in the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancer: Comparison between wait times in 1995 and 2005 A prospective study. J Otolaryngol 2007;36:336–43.
   Google Scholar
• Jones TM, Hargrove O, Lancaster J, Fenton J, Shenoy A, Roland NJ. Waiting times during the management of head and neck tumours. J Laryngol Otol 2002;116:275–9.
   Google Scholar
• Sundhedsstyrelsen [Internet]. Copenhagen. Available from: http://www.sst.dk/publ/publ2005/plan/kraeftplan2/kraeftplan2.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Hansen CF. Pakkerne er på vej. Ugeskr Læger 2006;168:3286.
   Google Scholar
• Bundgaard B. Lean for læger. Ugeskr Læger 2007;169:3460.
   Google Scholar
• Coffey RJ, Richards JS, Remmert CS, LeRoy SS, Schoville RR, Baldwin P. An introduction to Critical Paths. Qual Manag Health Care 2005;14:46–55.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Westin T, Stalfors J. Tumour boards/multidisciplinary head and neck cancer meetings: Are they of value to the patients, treating staff or a political additional drain on healthcare resources? Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2008;16:103–7.
   Google Scholar
• Chen Z, King W, Pearcey R, Kerba M, Mackillop W. The relationship between waiting time for radiotherapy and clinical outcomes: A systematic review of the literature. Radiother Oncol 2008;87:3–16.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sharp L, Lewin F, Hellborg H, Lundgren J, Hemmingsson E and Rutqvist LE. When does my treatment start? – The continuum of care for patients with head and neck cancer. Radiother Oncol 2002;63:293–7.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Webb CJ, Benton J, Tandos S, Jones TM, Roland NJ. Head and neck cancer waiting times. Clin Otolaryngol 2007;32: 287–96.
   Google Scholar
• Tandon S, Machin D, Jones TM. How we do it: Head and neck cancer waiting times. Clin Otolaryngol 2005;30:266–86.
   Google Scholar
• Hanna SJ, Muneer A, Khalil KH. The 2-week wait for suspected cancer: Time for a rethink? J Clin Pract 2005;59: 1334–9.
   Google Scholar
• Agarwal JP. Finding solutions for the endless wait – reducing waiting times for radiotherapy. Radiother Oncol 2008;87: 153–4.
   Google Scholar
• DAHANCA.dk [Internet]. Aarhus C: Danish Head and Neck Cancer Group [updated 2010 Dec 29]. Available from: http://www.dahanca.dk/get_media_file.php?mediaid=245.
   Google Scholar