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. 2012 Dec 3;31(1):49–57. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.39.7638

Table 4.

Screening and Surgery Intervals in Screen-Detected Cancers

Screen Type No. of Cancers Screen Delay (days)
Surgery Interval (days)
Composite Interval (days)
Median Range Median Range Median Range
Prevalent 9 NA* 79 20–141 NA*
Incident screen detected 13 88 6–737 79 15–184 154 27–875
    Stage I/II 4 231 49–737 50 19–138 160 27–875
    Stage III 9 78 6–236 96 15–184 154 68–413

Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.

*

Prevalent screen is the first screen and cannot be delayed. Calculation of composite delay for prevalent cases is not appropriate.