Indeed, one motif running throughout the history of social work has been the disparity between 'diagnosis' and 'response'.

The time between the exposure to a carcinogen and medical diagnosis of cancer, called latency period, is often 10 to 20 years.

The number of cases will continue to rise because of the time lag between diagnosis and sending information through the health system.

Dr. Siegel estimates that the average time between actual onset and diagnosis is five to seven years.

A 2003 study found a correlation between earlier diagnosis of breast cancer and antiperspirant/deodorant use.

Between onset and diagnosis - 12 years - I spent 8 years running a busy corner shop 12 hours a day seven days a week.

The short period between diagnosis and death enabled him to fulfill his desire to be active until the end of his life.

Eleven of the patients died, with a median of five weeks between diagnosis and death.

There were barely 12 months between diagnosis of cancer and his death in July 1960.

The average interval between testing and diagnosis and death may be longer in their case than in other groups.