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Patients starting treatment for cancer within two months in Wales 2018

Proportion of patients starting treatment for cancer within 2 months of referral in Wales in 2018, by cancer tumor site

The data shows the proportion of patients starting treatment for cancer within two months (62 days) of referral in Wales as of the quarter ending March 2018 by cancer tumor site. During this period, approx. 90% of patients with a breast cancer tumor started treatment within two months of referral.

Acute leukaemia	100
Skin	97.7
Head and neck	90.2
Breast	90.1
Urological	89.2
Lung	86.4
Other	84.8
Sarcoma	77.8
Upper gastrointestinal	77.7
Lower gastrointestinal	76.1
Gynaecological	75
Haematological	70.5

Patients starting treatment for cancer within two months in Wales 2018

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