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Table 1 Number of Patients Waiting to Start Treatment Radiation Medicine Program - PMH on February 5, 1999

From: Waiting Lists for Radiation Therapy: A Case Study

Site Group

Number of Patients

Number of Patients

 

Radical

Palliative

Breast

115

4

Central Nervous System

7

1

Endocrine

1

2

Head & Neck

28

0

Eye

0

1

Gastrointestinal

30

8

Genito-urinary

77

5

Gynaecological

12

2

Lung

15

15

Lymphoma

20

2

Myeloma

0

1

Paediatric

3

0

Sarcoma

7

0

Skin

1

2

Unknown

1

0

TOTALS

317

44

  1. Radical - given with intent to provide eradication of tumor, a high quality of life and prolongation of survival Palliative - given to control or prevent symptoms of disease