| TREATMENT
| At a Glance
| Prior Data
| Most Recent Data
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| Wait Times for Cancer Surgery
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| 2009
| 2010
| Ontario Average
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| Percentage of cases completed within priority access targets 2,3 and 4, decision-to-treat to operation
| 
| 72.4%
| 70.1%
| 74.9%
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| Multidisciplinary Cancer Conferences
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| Q3 2009/10: Oct to Dec 2009
| Q3 2010/11: Oct to Dec 2010
| Ontario Average
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| Adherence to standards criteria of reported MCCs
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| 70.8%
| 70.2%
| 78.3%
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| Wait Times for Radiation Treatment
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| 2009
| 2010
| Ontario Average
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| Percentage of patients seen within target, referral to consult
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| 68.5%
| 66.6%
| 70.9%
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| Percentage of patients treated with radiation within targets, ready to treat to start of treatment
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| 79.1%
| 69.5%
| 79.9%
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| Radiation Treatment Utilization
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| FY 2008/2009
| FY 2009/2010
| Ontario Average
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| Percent of cancer cases treated with radiotherapy at any time during the course of illness
| 
| 34.8%
| 34.2%
| 36.0%
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| Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Utilization
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| Jan-Jun 2010
| Jul-Dec 2010
| Ontario Average
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| Percent of all radical courses delivered using IMRT, for all cancers
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| 20.4%
| 22.7%
| 30.7%
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| 2009
| 2010
| Ontario Average
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| Percent of all radical courses delivered using IMRT, for head and neck cancers
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| 75.4%
| 83.1%
| 86.6%
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| Radiation Machine Efficiency
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| FY 2008/09
| FY 2009/10
| Ontario Average
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| Adjusted radiation courses per megavoltage machine
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| 445
| 473
| 550
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| Wait Times for Systemic Treatment (Chemotherapy)
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| 2009
| 2010
| Ontario Average
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| Percentage of patients seen within target, referral to consult
| 
| 53.8%
| 57.9%
| 55.9%
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| Treating Lung Cancer According to Guidelines
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| 2007 + 2008
| Ontario Average
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| Age adjusted percentage of Stage II or Stage IIIA resected non small cell lung cancer patients treated with guideline-recommended adjuvant chemotherapy following surgery
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| 44.3%
| 51.0%
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| 2007
| 2008
| Ontario Average
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| Age adjusted percentage of unresected Stage IIIA or IIIB non small cell lung cancer patients treated with guideline-recommended chemo-radiation
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| 23.5%
| 23.7%
| 26.8%
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| Emergency Department Visits after Adjuvant Chemotherapy
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| FY 2008/2009
| FY 2009/2010
| Ontario Average
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| Percentage of breast cancer patients receiving NDFP drugs, who visited the emergency department or were admitted to hospital any time within 4 weeks of any cycle of adjuvant chemotherapy for Neutropenia/Fever/Infections
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| 13.0%
| 9.8%
| 21.0%
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| Systemic Treatment Safety
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| 2007
| 2009
| Ontario Average
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| Percent of systemic treatment visits supported by Computerized Physician Order Entry
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| 89.8%
| 97.3%
| 69.5%
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| Patient Experience with Outpatient Cancer Care
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| 2009
| 2010
| Ontario Average
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| Average cancer patient satisfaction scores for emotional support
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| 57.4%
| 57.2%
| 53.3%
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| 2010
| Ontario Average
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| Of those reporting that they had anxieties, patient satisfaction scores for selected questions "Were you referred to provider for anxieties and fears at diagnosis?"
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| 40.1%
| 46.2%
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| Of those reporting that they had anxieties, patient satisfaction scores for selected question: "Were you in touch with other providers for anxieties/fears during treatment?"
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| 33.1%
| 36.4%
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| Symptom Assessment
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| 2009
| 2010
| Ontario Average
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| Percentage of lung cancer patients who were screened at least once per month for symptom severity
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| 49.3%
| 54.0%
| 59.0%
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| Percentage of cancer patients, excluding lung cancer patients, who were screened at least once per month for symptom severity
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| 36.3%
| 40.2%
| 40.3%
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| 2010
| Ontario Average
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| Percentage of patients who said that they somewhat agreed or strongly agreed that their health care provider took into account their ESAS score
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| 71.7%
| 78.2%
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| Percentage of patients who said that their symptoms were managed to a comfortable level always or most of the time
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| 85.7%
| 78.2%
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