4.2.4 Timeframe for beginning treatment

Timeframes should be informed by evidence-based guidelines (where they exist) while recognising that shorter timelines for appropriate consultations and treatment can reduce patient distress.

The following recommended timeframes are based on expert advice from the Sarcoma Working Group:3

  • Patients must begin their treatment within three weeks of the decision to treat.

3 The multidisciplinary experts who participated in a clinical workshop to develop content for the sarcoma optimal care pathway are listed in the acknowledgements.