90-day delay in chemo for breast cancer as women face postcode lottery over waiting times for treatment By Roger Dobson Published: 22:45, 5 October 2024 | Updated: 22:45, 5 October 2024 e-mail View comments Women face a postcode lottery over waiting times when they seek treatment for an aggressive form of breast cancer , according to new research. Around one in five women in some areas faced waits of more than three months for potentially life-saving chemotherapy treatment for triple-negative breast cancer. The form accounts for about 15 per cent of all breast cancer diagnoses.
Women in the Midlands faced average waits of 50 days, compared to 38 days in the North West. Triple-negative breast cancer needs to be promptly treated due to its aggressive, and surgery combined with chemotherapy is the usual treatment. 'Given that evidence of increased mortality risk as the time to chemotherapy period increases, the causes of regional disparities needs further investigation,' says Dr Pinkie Chambers of University College London , one of the research teams whose study appears in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.
Around one in five women in some areas faced waits of more than three months for potentially life-saving chemotherapy treatment. (Stock photo) Previous research has shown that the time between surgery and chemotherapy is important. (Stock photo) Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and accounts for 25 per cent of all new cancer diagnoses in women.
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