Case volumes and median (and 75th-percentile) surgical waiting times for cancer surgery in Ontario, 1993–2000
| Year | Breast cancer cases | Colorectal cancer cases | Lung cancer cases | Prostate cancer cases | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients, n | Median wait (and 75th %ile), d | Patients, n | Median wait (and 75th %ile), d | Patients, n | Median wait (and 75th %ile), d | Patients, n | Median wait (and 75th %ile), d | |
| 1993 | 4479 | 14 (25) | 2642 | 13 (23) | 943 | 25 (40) | 798 | 80 (124) |
| 1994 | 4655 | 15 (24) | 2929 | 14 (26) | 869 | 26 (43) | 894 | 83 (126) |
| 1995 | 4799 | 14 (23) | 2930 | 14 (27) | 931 | 28 (45) | 876 | 96 (140) |
| 1996 | 4922 | 15 (24) | 3007 | 14 (25) | 892 | 27 (42) | 1106 | 107 (158) |
| 1997 | 5239 | 16 (27) | 3087 | 15 (28) | 1071 | 29 (46) | 1411 | 99 (151) |
| 1998 | 5138 | 16 (27) | 3294 | 16 (29) | 1068 | 32 (47) | 1369 | 99 (157) |
| 1999 | 5245 | 18 (31) | 3391 | 19 (33) | 977 | 33 (50) | 1481 | 92 (134) |
| 2000 | 5127 | 19 (31) | 3510 | 19 (34) | 965 | 34 (51) | 1565 | 83 (120) |
* Linear change in median wait over single years: p < 0.001.