Cancer waiting times: patients starting treatment and patients informed they do not have cancer, June 2019 onwards

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Data valuesData descriptionDatelocal health boardtumour sitesexage group
6patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesGynaecologicalFemale50-59
12patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesHaematological (excluding acute leukaemia)Total80-89
1patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBrain/Central Nervous SystemFemale70-79
3patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesGynaecologicalFemale40-49
52patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesUrologicalMale70-79
28patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesHaematological (excluding acute leukaemia)Total70-79
55patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesSkinFemale70-79
2patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBrain/Central Nervous SystemFemale60-69
18patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBreastFemale40-49
2patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesGynaecologicalFemale30-39
48patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesUrologicalTotal80-89
36patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesUrologicalMale60-69
4patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesUrologicalFemale70-79
21patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesHaematological (excluding acute leukaemia)Total60-69
112patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesSkinMale80-89
38patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesSkinFemale60-69
1patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBrain/Central Nervous SystemTotal80-89
1patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBrain/Central Nervous SystemFemale50-59
38patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBreastTotal70-79
6patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBreastFemale30-39
2patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesGynaecologicalTotal30-39
33patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesGynaecologicalFemaleTotal
2patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesUrologicalTotal30-39
56patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesUrologicalTotal70-79
1patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesUrologicalMaleUnder 30
13patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesUrologicalMale50-59
8patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesUrologicalFemaleTotal
0patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesUrologicalFemale60-69
1patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesHaematological (excluding acute leukaemia)TotalUnder 30
5patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesHaematological (excluding acute leukaemia)Total50-59
5patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesSkinMale40-49
107patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesSkinMale70-79
3patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesSkinFemaleUnder 30
20patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesSkinFemale50-59
10patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBrain/Central Nervous SystemTotalTotal
2patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBrain/Central Nervous SystemTotal70-79
1patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBrain/Central Nervous SystemMale60-69
4patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBrain/Central Nervous SystemFemaleTotal
6patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBreastTotal30-39
42patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBreastTotal60-69
1patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBreastMaleTotal
1patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBreastFemaleUnder 30
37patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBreastFemale70-79
33patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesGynaecologicalTotalTotal
12patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesGynaecologicalTotal60-69
2patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesGynaecologicalTotal90+
5patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesGynaecologicalFemale80-89
1patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesUrologicalTotalUnder 30
14patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesUrologicalTotal50-59
36patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesUrologicalTotal60-69
5patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesUrologicalTotal90+
157patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesUrologicalMaleTotal
2patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesUrologicalMale30-39
1patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesUrologicalMale40-49
47patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesUrologicalMale80-89
5patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesUrologicalMale90+
2patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesUrologicalFemale40-49
1patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesUrologicalFemale50-59
1patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesUrologicalFemale80-89
73patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesHaematological (excluding acute leukaemia)TotalTotal
1patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesHaematological (excluding acute leukaemia)Total30-39
4patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesHaematological (excluding acute leukaemia)Total40-49
5patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesSkinMaleUnder 30
2patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesSkinMale30-39
16patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesSkinMale50-59
45patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesSkinMale60-69
23patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesSkinMale90+
226patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesSkinFemaleTotal
6patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesSkinFemale30-39
8patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesSkinFemale40-49
73patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesSkinFemale80-89
23patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesSkinFemale90+
4patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBrain/Central Nervous SystemTotal50-59
3patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBrain/Central Nervous SystemTotal60-69
6patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBrain/Central Nervous SystemMaleTotal
3patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBrain/Central Nervous SystemMale50-59
1patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBrain/Central Nervous SystemMale70-79
1patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBrain/Central Nervous SystemMale80-89
163patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBreastTotalTotal
1patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBreastTotalUnder 30
18patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBreastTotal40-49
34patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBreastTotal50-59
19patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBreastTotal80-89
5patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBreastTotal90+
1patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBreastMale70-79
162patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBreastFemaleTotal
34patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBreastFemale50-59
42patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBreastFemale60-69
19patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBreastFemale80-89
5patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesBreastFemale90+
3patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesGynaecologicalTotal40-49
6patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesGynaecologicalTotal50-59
3patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesGynaecologicalTotal70-79
5patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesGynaecologicalTotal80-89
12patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesGynaecologicalFemale60-69
3patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesGynaecologicalFemale70-79
2patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesGynaecologicalFemale90+
165patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesUrologicalTotalTotal
3patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesUrologicalTotal40-49
1patients starting treatment within 62 days of first being suspected of cancer (no suspensions)July 2025WalesHaematological (excluding acute leukaemia)Total90+
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Main information

Most recent update
26 September 2025
Next update expected
23 October 2025
Designation
Accredited official statistics
Data provider
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW)
Data source
Suspected Cancer Pathway (SCP)

Data notes

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

Under the suspected cancer pathway, a pathway starts at the point of suspicion (for example when a GP makes a referral) and this is when the recorded waiting time starts. A pathway is closed, and their waiting time ends, when the patient starts their first definitive treatment, is downgraded (told they do not have cancer), chooses not to have treatment or if the patient dies. This data measures activity through the number of pathways opened following a suspicion of cancer. Note that a patient may be on more than one pathway.

Data collection or calculation

Open pathway data collected through the NDR method is broadly similar to the previous aggregate data collection, however direct comparisons should not be made between the two sources because the previous method is known to contain many duplicate pathways. This means that the number of pathways opened in months prior to December 2021 should not be directly compared to data from December 2021 onwards.

Please find this information in the related statistical release, as per the given weblink.

Statistical quality

Suspected cancer pathway data is measured by patient pathways rather than unique patients. This is because a single patient can have multiple cancer pathways opened if cancer is suspected in more than one tumour site. When quality assuring open pathway data for October, November and December 2021, it was estimated that the number of pathways opened is approximately 2-3% higher than the number of unique patients who were suspected of having cancer. Open pathway data collected through the NDR method is broadly similar to the previous aggregate data collection, however direct comparisons should not be made between the two sources because the previous method is known to contain many duplicate pathways. This means that the number of pathways opened in months prior to December 2021 should not be directly compared to data from December 2021 onwards.

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stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

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