(a) Diagnosis to First treatment:Breast CancerInformation is collated centrallyto report performance against the Scottish Executive target that by October 2001,women who have breast cancer and are referred for urgent treatment will begin thattreatment within one month of diagnosis, where clinically appropriate.Given that the mean is affecteddisproportionately by a small number of waits that may be clinically appropriate,it is more useful to use the median to analyse trends in waiting times from quarterto quarter. As NHS Scotland...