Cancer Research UK said that the proposed new targets should lead to improvements in diagnosis, while the NHS said it would help diagnose more cancers earlier and save more lives
said that the proposed new targets should lead to improvements in diagnosis, while the NHS said it would help diagnose more cancers earlier and save more lives.
However, oncologist Pat Price, the head of the Radiotherapy UK charity, told the BBC that while too many targets could be disruptive, she was “deeply worried” because “the clear and simple truth is that we are not investing enough in cancer treatment capacity”.breast cancer Patients who receive a cancer diagnosis will start treatment within nine weeks from the date of referral, dubbed a 62-day referral to treatment standard.
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