Cost of living crisis forces UK cancer patients to cut back on food and heating

Some people recovering from chemotherapy or radiotherapy are sleeping in cold bedrooms to keep energy bills down. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Hundreds of thousands of cancer patients are putting their lives at risk by cutting back on meals, heating and other essentials as a result of the cost of living crisis, a charity has said.

Macmillan Cancer Support said it was “hugely concerning” that large numbers of people living with the disease were having to resort to drastic cost-cutting measures to make ends meet.