V3-1713 — Final report
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Assessment of possible delays in referrals, diagnostics procedures and first treatment in Slovenian bladder and kidney cancer patients

The average annual incidence of kidney cancer in Slovenia is 370, and the incidence of bladder cancer is 320. Consortium of three research organizations: the Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Department of Family Medicine, University of Ljubljana and the Clinical Department of Urology at the University Clinical Center Ljubljana, launched the project Comprehensive analysis of mana-gement of urological cancer patients with an assessment of possible delays in referrals, realization of diagnostics procedures and first treatment in 2017. Its main objective was to retrospectively analyse the health care of Slovenian patients with cancer of the kidney, bladder or prostate. The study included all Slovenian patients diagnosed in 2014. This article presents the results of an assessment of delays in referrals, diagnostics procedures and first treatment in bladder and kidney cancer patients.

F.30 Professional assessment of the situation