Background:

Delays in time between diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer can affect survival.

Objective:

To determine survival according to the time between diagnosis and the start of treatment in women with breast cancer, treated at a center in the city of Barranquilla.

Material and methods:

Retrospective study of 235 women with breast cancer in whom overall survival was evaluated. Kaplan-Meier and log-rank analysis were performed. Binary logistic regression was performed using SPSS, version 19.

Results:

Mean age 55.3 years (± 12.2), mean time in care 99.9 days (± 132.3), mean overall survival 69.3 months (95% CI: 63.4- 75.3). Survival was lower with less chance: 60.9 months (95% CI: 54.3-67.6). Statistical significance was found for: age under 60 years, subsidized health regimen and positive E/P recipients.

Conclusions:

Interventions are needed to reduce delays in starting treatment and improve survival in patients with breast cancer.

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