Cervical Cancer Treatment Delays and Associated Factors in a Cohort of Women From a Developing Country

PURPOSE To estimate treatment delays and associated factors among women diagnosed with cervical cancer who were treated at the main cancer center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective cohort study was performed comprising 865 women newly diagnosed with cervical cancer between 2012 and 2014. Times from diagnosis to treatment initiation (less than or equal to 60 days) and from diagnosis to treatment ending (less than or...