Sardinia has a very poor performance in terms of oncological surgical interventions. Operations for breast, lung, colorectal and prostate cancer performed within 30 days of the booking date are an indicator that guarantees compliance with waiting times according to the National Waiting List Management Plan, and according to the latest data published by Agenas, the Island is almost always at the bottom of the ranking of Italian hospitals.

As for breast cancer, Businco (Brotzu) is last, with just 9% of interventions performed within the correct timeframes; at the AOU of Sassari the percentage is slightly higher (12%), and at that of Cagliari 19%. The best treatment centers are the AOU of Pisa with 99.9% respect for deadlines, the AOU of Padua (99%), the San Carlo of Potenza (98%), the Cannizzaro of Catania (97.9%) and the AOU of Verona (97.6%).

For colon cancer, the AOU of Sassari is at 77.9% of interventions performed within the month, the AOU of Cagliari at 52.3%. For lung cancer, Sassari is at 8%. For prostate cancer, Sassari is at 4.3%, Brotzu at 14.3%.