Radiation Therapy - All Body Sites Combined

Data for this category reflects radiation therapy provided for all patients, regardless of where their cancer is located.  Small volumes of patients with some cancers prevent us from providing data for those body sites, as it could identify those patients.

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Radiation Therapy Wait Times - All Body Sites Combined

CancerCare Manitoba	Median Wait Time (in weeks)
All Manitoba	2
Data for March 2012

Median wait time: The point at which half the patients have had their treatment, and the other half are still waiting. For example, if a median wait time is 4 weeks, this means that half of the patients waited less than 4 weeks, and half waited more than 4 weeks. The median is another way of reflecting what a "typical" patient might have experienced in that time period. Unlike the average, the median is not generally influenced by one or two very unusual cases (long or short), and is therefore more stable over time.

Treatment Courses Commenced - All Body Sites Combined

CancerCare Manitoba	Total  (per month)	2011/2012 Fiscal Year to Date1	2010/2011 Fiscal Year1
All Manitoba	295	2,840	2,393
Data for March 2012

¹ Fiscal year is April to March.