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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ella Pickover

Age group that waits the longest for cancer diagnosis revealed in new study

Children with bone tumours in the UK are facing longer waits for cancer diagnosis - (Getty/iStock)

Teenagers in the UK with bone tumours are facing longer waits for cancer diagnosis, while infants and those with kidney cancer receive the quickest diagnoses, a new study has found.

Researchers at the University of Nottingham analysed data from 2,000 children diagnosed with cancer between September 2020 and March 2023 and found significant disparities in diagnosis times depending on the type of cancer.

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