Fig. 3

Time intervals: (A) Between triage at the institution and 1st assessment at CH IV; (B) Between 1st assessment at CH IV and death; (C) Between triage at the institution and death of patients with advanced cancer in palliative care per evaluation period (before or during the COVID-19 pandemic); n = 673. Note: CH IV = Cancer Hospital IV. a median/interquartile range/Mann-Whitney U-test