Analyzing diagnostic and treatment wait times for lung cancer Patients: Key insights from a provincial registry study.

Background: Lung cancer (LC) remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality globally, necessitating timely diagnosis and treatment to improve patient outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate the timeliness of care for LC patients at a public hospital in Almería, Spain, assess adherence to guidelines, and explore associations between timeliness and survival.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted, reviewing medical records of LC patients diagnosed between 2019 and 2021.

Age-period-cohort effects on mortality from cerebrovascular disease in southern Spain.

Background: The aim of this article is to evaluate the age-period-cohort effects on mortality from cerebrovascular disease in Andalusia (southern Spain) as a whole and in each of its 8 provinces during the period 1981-2008.

Methods: A population-based ecologic study was conducted. In all, 145,867 deaths were analyzed for individuals between the ages of 15 and 84 years who died in Andalusia in the period of study.

Age-period-cohort effect on female breast cancer mortality in Southern Spain.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. The analysis of breast cancer mortality is needed to plan healthcare systems. This study aims to evaluate the age-period-cohort effects on breast cancer mortality in Andalusia (Southern Spain) as a whole and in each of its eight provinces during the period 1981-2008.