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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ella Pickover

Charity criticises UK cancer delays and calls for ‘immediate action’

Tens of thousands of people with cancer have experienced delays to vital cancer checks and tests over the last decade, a charity has claimed.

Macmillan Cancer Support said that cancer care is in “crisis” due to “years of governments failing to act” after its new analysis found 180,000 people waited “too long” for diagnosis tests or to start treatment across the UK over the last 10 years.

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