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The study aims to assess the time taken from symptoms onset to treatment completion in cervical cancer patients.

November 21, 2025Scientific ReportsOpen Access

Determinants of delay in presentation to completion of treatment in cervical cancer

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DBDimpy Begum KBKarthik Chandra Bassetty DBDebabrata Barmon

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Prospective study identifies delays in diagnosis and treatment in cervical cancer patients, suggesting better awareness and screening could improve outcomes.

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The study aims to assess the time taken from symptoms onset to treatment completion in cervical cancer patients.
Conducted a prospective observational study in a tertiary cancer center in North East India from January to December 2023.
Analyzed time delays from presentation to diagnosis and treatment initiation and completion.
Included 101 patients with a focus on correlating delays with associated factors.
The median delay in presentation was 60 days, diagnosis was 7 days, treatment initiation was 28 days, and completion was 56 days.
77% of women were unaware that abnormal vaginal bleeding is a red flag sign for cervical cancer.
60% of the participants used government insurance schemes, while delays were linked to lack of prior check-ups and poor awareness.

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Begum et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6924e3f8c0ce034ddc34f244 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-25103-3

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Prospective study identifies delays in diagnosis and treatment in cervical cancer patients, suggesting better awareness and screening could improve outcomes.

Determinants of delay in presentation to completion of treatment in cervical cancer

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