More people than ever started vital treatment for cancer over the past year compared to before the pandemic, says the NHS. The Daily Mirror reports that more than 320,000 patients received potentially lifesaving treatment from November 2021 to October 2022 - the highest year on record, and up by over 8,000 in the same period pre-pandemic.
There was also the highest number of cancer checks, with more than 2.8 million people seen, over 10,000 checked every day and around six per cent resulting in cancer diagnosis. NHS chiefs have labelled this “important progress” as more people getting checked and treated could increase chances of survival.
Early detection of the disease greatly increases the chances for successful treatment, but failure to report symptoms significantly worsens the prognosis of cancer. Reports state that most patients diagnosed in the advanced stages report the same debilitating symptom.
