In the United Kingdom there is little information about the delay between the onset of symptoms in @entity1 with @entity378 and the time it takes for them to be correctly diagnosed and treatment started. We have examined the duration and possible causes of such delay in our own district. The records of 93 @entity1 were examined. Total delay in starting treatment was estimated as the time from the start of symptoms to commencement of chemotherapy. @entity1 delays were estimated from the time between the start of symptoms to the time taken to first attend their general practitioner (GP) with symptoms. Healthcare system delays were estimated from the interval between first being assessed by their GP and starting anti- @entity378 treatment. Median total delay was 18 weeks (0-219). The time when @entity1 first presented to their GP was determined for 64 @entity1 : median @entity1 delay was then estimated as nine weeks (range 0-104 weeks), and median healthcare delay five weeks, with a very wide range (0.5-210). Prolonged delay was seen in three @entity1 with cervical @entity1600 . @entity1 delay was significantly longer than healthcare system delay (p = 0.019). @entity358 was associated with shorter total delay in starting treatment compared with extra- @entity358 (p = 0.035). In @entity1 with @entity378 there were considerable delays in first presentation to medical services, in diagnosis and in starting treatment. @entity1 delays were longer than healthcare system delays. There is a need to improve awareness of the symptoms of @entity378 both on the part of the general population and of health professionals, especially in areas of high incidence.

Delay in starting treatment for XXXX in east London.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'Patient'] @entity378 :: ('MESH:D014376', 'Disease') :: ['tuberculosis'] @entity358 :: ('MESH:D008171', 'Disease') :: ['pulmonary disease', 'Pulmonary disease'] @entity1600 :: ('MESH:D014388', 'Disease') :: ['lymph node disease']
@entity378 :: (MESH:D014376,Disease) :: ['tuberculosis']
