There has been a lot of information regarding radiation treatment lately. Here’s some that directly relates to delays in treatment.
In both breast and head and neck cancers the risk of local recurrence increases with longer radiotherapy waiting times, finds a Canadian meta-analysis. The study, published in Radiotherapy and Oncology, concludes that delays in radiotherapy treatment should be kept to the minimum time possible.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106416.php
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