Cancer patients’ scans will be cancelled over ‘severe’ supply shortages of vital chemical, minister warns

Materials needed for breast and prostate cancer scans are in “severe shortage” - (PA Wire)

Cancer scans will be delayed and cancelled due to a “severe” shortage of a chemical which has left hospitals with “no supply at all”, a government minister has warned.

The Department of Health and Social Care issued a critical alert on Friday over the “severe shortage” of a radioactive chemical needed for the diagnosis of thousands of cancers, including prostate and breast cancer.