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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Rob Freeman

Doctors fear cancer patients missing out on correct care

Up to half of cancer patients in England and Wales are not receiving the correct treatment for their form of the disease, according to senior doctors (PA) - (PA Wire)

Up to half of patients for some cancers in England and Wales are not receiving the correct treatment for their form of the disease, according to a body of senior doctors

The National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NatCan), which audits care across nine major cancer types, told the BBC prostate, kidney and colon cancers were the worst affected with large variations in care between hospitals.

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