
September 1, 2026
The overlooked opportunity: timely diagnostics as a lever for successful healthcare
PET scans are increasingly central to treatment decisions across cancer, yet the time between referral and scan receives almost no attention. The evidence on treatment delays is sobering: a four-week wait can raise mortality by over 10% in some indications, and the gains from faster diagnostics may outweigh those of many costly new therapies. This piece examines why timely PET access matters, what the literature says about delay-related harm, and how expanding scanner capacity fits into a broader case for rethinking clinical infrastructure.




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