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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Cancer test and treatment delays in UK have put ‘100,000 lives at risk’ since 2014

A consultant analysing a mammogram.
A consultant analysing a mammogram. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA

At least 100,000 people across the UK have had their lives put at risk over the last decade because of delays to them getting tested or treated for cancer, a new report claims.

In some cases, patients’ treatment options narrowed or their cancer spread or became incurable as a direct result of their long waits for NHS care, according to Macmillan Cancer Support.

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