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Table 1 Cumulative percentage of cancer patients with at least one ED visit by time from diagnosis [17]

From: Recognizing the emergency department’s role in oncologic care: a review of the literature on unplanned acute care

Cancer type

Time from diagnosis

30 days

180 days

365 days

All

17

35, 44–69 [44]

44

Bladder

21

44

54

Brain

39

60

68

Breast

5

22

31, 15–21 [43]

Colon

20

41

49, 55 [19]

Digestive

26

54

63

Endocrine

7

19

25

Eye

6

18

26

Gynecological

17

36

44

Hodgkin lymphoma

18

43

46

Ill-defined/unknown

36

53

57

Leukemia

26

45

53

Liver

29

54

63

Lung

30

55

64

Male genital (non-prostate)

16

28

36

Melanoma

5

14

22

Myeloma

28

53

63

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

22

44

51

Oral

12

39

48

Other

20

42

53

Pancreas

37

62

69

Prostate

6

17

25

Respiratory (non-lung)

18

43

52

Stomach

27

55

63

Urinary

21

39

47

  1. These estimates are from four population-based studies that provide data on ED visits by cancer patients and time from diagnosis. Unless specified, data are derived from California state-based data from 2009 to 2010 [17]
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