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Cancer-specific cut-offs of treatment initiation delay and assessment of their associated variables: a research concern

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The study by Halder et al. to appraise the prevalence, determinants, and trends of the Time of Treatment Initiation (TTI) among cancer patients in India is a timely effort to address a crucial phase of cancer management.1 Thus, the purpose of this comment is to highlight the concern for standardizing cancer-specific criteria of treatment initiation delay and assessment of their associated variables.

Source: The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia

DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2025.100567

Authors: Syed Billal Hossain, Mohammad Kamruzzaman Khan, Mahfuza Mubarak

Institutions: Jahangirnagar University, University of Science and Technology Chittagong, Mymensingh Medical College Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Global Cancer Incidence and Screening

Subfield: Oncology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,250