Achieving a timely diagnosis for teenagers and young adults with cancer: the ACE “too young to get cancer?” study

Time to diagnosis (TTD) concerns teenagers and young adults (TYA) with cancer and may affect outcome.Healthcare records from 105 TYA in a regional cancer service were assessed to document events from 1st symptom to treatment start. Detailed pathway construction was possible for 104 patients and allowed a multidisciplinary panel review of each pathway with assessment of good practice and lessons for the future.1st presentation was to primary care...