Today’s Daily Mail article highlights the reality for cancer patients.
More than two thirds of cancer patients waiting over two months to start treatment in parts of England.
Reacting to the data, our Chair and co-founder of the #CatchUpWithCancer campaign, Professor Pat Price, said:
“This data shows the frightening truth that a third of patients following an urgent GP cancer referral do not get their treatment on time.
These deadly delays show that the Government needs to urgently invest in cancer treatments.
It is still the case that there is a deadly postcode lottery when it comes to cancer treatments.
For instance, in radiotherapy, despite some investment last year, around half of the cancer treatment machines for radiotherapy are spiralling towards their expiration date.”
Read the article: More than two thirds of cancer patients waiting over TWO MONTHS to start treatment in parts of England – how does YOUR area fare? | Daily Mail Online
