Almost 60,000 people have had their urgent cancer treatment delayed as one oncologist warns of a 'cancer recession' hitting the nation. Tens of thousands of cancer patients have seen the start to their time-critical treatment missed, and that number is anticipated to only grow.
Urgent action is needed to tackle the delays as international research claims that every four weeks of treatment delay can lead to a 10 per cent reduction in survival rates, says cancer charity Radiotherapy UK. There has been a 'significant and consecutive' quarterly spiral in cancer treatment waiting times over the past year, according to figures published by NHS England.
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