Dealing with wait times in prostate cancer

Use of screening tests, diagnosis wait times, and wait-related satisfaction in breast and prostate cancer.

BACKGROUND Understanding factors relating to the perception of wait time by patients is key to improving the patient experience. METHODS We surveyed 122 breast and 90 prostate cancer patients presenting at clinics or listed on the cancer registry in Newfoundland and Labrador and reviewed their charts. We compared the wait time (first visit to diagnosis) and the wait-related satisfaction for b...

Wait times from diagnosis to treatment in cancer

a cancer diagnosis is anxiety provoking. Waiting for definitive treatment for cancer augments this anxiety [1-7]. Waiting for treatment also decreases patient satisfaction with their medical center and results in a poorer quality of life [4,8]. The underlying concern is whether longer wait times lead to spreading of tumor, the need for more extensive therapy and ultimately poorer survival. Ther...

Unacceptable emergency wait times.

Solving Group Scheduling Problem in No-wait Flow Shop with Sequence Dependent Setup Times

Different manufacturing enterprises use regularly scheduling algorithms in order to help meeting demands over time and reducing operational costs. Nowadays, for a better useofresources and manufacturingin accordance withcustomer needs and given the level ofcompetitionbetweencompanies, employing asuitablescheduling programhasa double importance. Conventional productionmethods are constantly subs...

Solving Group Scheduling Problem in No-wait Flow Shop with Sequence Dependent Setup Times

Different manufacturing enterprises use regularly scheduling algorithms in order to help meeting demands over time and reducing operational costs. Nowadays, for a better useofresources and manufacturingin accordance withcustomer needs and given the level ofcompetitionbetweencompanies, employing asuitablescheduling programhasa double importance. Conventional productionmethods are constantly subs...