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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Harriette Boucher

Only half of people with cancer are diagnosed within NHS target time, analysis finds

Cancer patients are having to wait longer for a diagnosis now than they did four years ago, with new analysis finding only half are receiving diagnoses within NHS England’s target of 28 days.

For people with urological cancers, such as bladder, prostate and kidney cancer, 29 per cent of urgent referrals were met on time.

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