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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jane Kirby

More than 65,000 people every month ‘wait too long for cancer diagnosis’

Some 65,400 people every month in England are waiting too long to find out whether they have cancer, according to a new analysis from Cancer Research UK.

A new target introduced last autumn says people should be either diagnosed with the disease or have it ruled out within 28 days of an urgent referral by their GP, referral for breast symptoms or if they have been picked up through screening.

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