title: [Delay for diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in Bogotá, Colombia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Establish provider delay for breast cancer and related factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  1,106 women with breast cancer were approached in health care institutions of Bogota, Colombia. According to the history of first consultation, we established diagnostic and treatment incidence rates, which were compared for different variables. A Cox hazard model was established.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Median time from first consultation to diagnosis and start of treatment were 91 days (CI95%:82-97 days) and 137 days (CI95%:127-147 days) respectively. Diagnosis and treatment were faster in women with higher educational level, affiliated to the "special" social security, with better socioeconomic conditions and in screening-detected breast cancers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Provider delay is excessive. There are clear inequities in access to services and a need of reducing the waiting times for women with a suspicion of breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Grupo Área de Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, Colombia. mpineros@cancer.gov.co
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Piñeros
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: Oscar Armando
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Rocío
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ocampo
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cendales
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003105:Colombia / Q000453:epidemiology; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000592:standards; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors