Data from India
Till date, there are no studies that have specifically investigated the TDI of paediatric CNS tumours across India. However, a qualitative analysis was conducted across a few states across India, which concluded that the median PI of children with childhood cancers in India is 3 days17. It also concluded that the median TDI is 36 days 17. In Low Middle Income Countries (LMICs) such as India, access to timely diagnosis and treatment for paediatric cancers are often delayed by several barriers. These barriers could possibly be the used to explain the 33-day delay between PI and DI.