Cancer treatment delays

Treatment delays for deadly cancers tripled over the past 12 years

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Treatment delays for deadly cancers tripled over the past 12 years

Deadly cancer treatment delays have tripled over the past twelve years with more than a third of patients waiting longer than the two month target. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that 33.4 percent of cancer patients are waiting longer than the 62-day standard to access treatment – the maximum time … Read more

‘Concerning’ long waits for cancer treatment triple in five years

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‘Concerning’ long waits for cancer treatment triple in five years

Long waits to start cancer treatment have almost tripled in the last five years, analysis reveals. The proportion of patients facing delays of at least 104 days increased from around four percent in 2017 to 12 percent in 2022 – when more than 20,000 were affected. And an NHS target for 85 percent to start … Read more