People whose treatment for cancer is delayed by even one month have in many cases a 6 to 13% higher risk of dying - a risk that keeps rising the longer their treatment does not begin - suggests research published online in The BMJ.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/b-emd110220.php
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/b-emd110220.php