Lung Cancer Diagnostic and Treatment Intervals in the United States: A Health Care Disparity? Jeffrey T. Yorio, MD, Yang Xie, PhD, Jingsheng Yan, PhD, David E. Gerber, MD Journal of Thoracic Oncology Volume 4, Issue 11, Pages 1322-1330 (November 2009) DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181bbb130 Copyright © 2009 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 1 Flow of patients through data collection points. Image-diagnosis analysis: 345 patients. Diagnosis-treatment analysis: 301 patients. Image-treatment analysis: 397 patients. SYMBOL Denotes inclusion in interval analysis. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2009 4, 1322-1330DOI: (10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181bbb130) Copyright © 2009 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 2 Association between image-treatment intervals and survival. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2009 4, 1322-1330DOI: (10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181bbb130) Copyright © 2009 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions