Diagnostic Delays
AYAs with cancer are more likely than children and older adults to experience longer intervals between symptom onset and diagnosis. Evidence is mixed on whether diagnostic delays worsen clinical outcomes such as survival or stage at diagno…
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AYAs with cancer are more likely than children and older adults to experience longer intervals between symptom onset and diagnosis. Evidence is mixed on whether diagnostic delays worsen clinical outcomes such as survival or stage at diagnosis. Drivers of diagnostic delay include limited knowledge, lack of AYA screening programmes, low suspicion of cancer, and health-system waits. Actual or perceived diagnostic delays are associated with poorer patient-reported outcomes.