System Delay in Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Gaza Strip, Palestine

Table 2

Distribution of cases by potential delay categories.

Type of delay	Category	Frequency (%)
Diagnostic delay, n = 122	≥3 months	15 (12.3)
Referral delay, n = 122	<14 days	8 (6.6)
Mammography delay, n = 91	<7 days	10 (8.2)
U/S delay, n = 111	<7 days	3 (2.7)
Biopsy delay, n = 112	<14 days	29 (25.9)
Histopathology delay, n = 121	<14 days	56 (46.3)