Table.

Waiting times for cancer patients in England, from general practitioner referral to first outpatient appointment and to first definitive treatment (excluding referrals not by general practitioner)

Type of cancer and urgency of referral	Time to first outpatient appointment (days)			Time to first definitive treatment (days)
	Median (interquartile range)	When 90% of patients seen		Median (interquartile range)	When 90% of patients seen
Breast (n=1517):
Urgent	9 (4-15)	22		27 (15-41)	62
Non-urgent	14 (8-21)	29		35 (21-57)	90
Colorectal (n=1023):
Urgent	13 (6-21)	35		39 (21-64)	95
Non-urgent	27 (16-43)	60		72 (44-104)	147
Lung (n=767):
Urgent	7 (3-13)	21		39 (21-61)	91
Non-urgent	12 (7-22)	33		47 (28-77)	112
Ovary (n=189):
Urgent	6 (1-14)	23		21 (14-40)	64
Non-urgent	24 (7-32)	39		45 (18-77)	116
Cervix (n=321):
Urgent	22 (10-34)	58		46 (28-79)	123
Non-urgent	41 (27-65)	93		75 (44-119)	181
Uterus (n=223):
Urgent	19 (9-29)	39		47 (24-83)	114
Non-urgent	29 (19-41)	55		73 (50-122)	163
Prostate (n=677):
Urgent	19 (9-29)	44		53 (26-91)	143
Non-urgent	41 (23-56)	77		111 (64-183)	292
Bladder (n=627):
Urgent	20 (7-32)	48		57 (28-84)	124
Non-urgent	33 (21-57)	70		82 (56-119)	178
Stomach (n=241):
Urgent	10 (4-22)	36		42 (21-73)	112
Non-urgent	27 (18-50)	70		75 (36-100)	150
Oesophagus (n=249):
Urgent	11 (5-21)	33		44 (24-63)	85
Non-urgent	24 (13-35)	57		65 (37-112)	154