300,000 face delays in cancer treatment

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  • Author(s): By:Colin Fernandez Science Correspondent
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    Daily Mail (London, England), September 20, 2024 News 01, p. 30 2pp
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    • Abstract:
      MORE than 300,000 cancer patients face long treatment delays over the next five years unless the Government drives up NHS performance, a charity warned last night. Cancer Research UK's projections suggest there will be 17.2million urgent suspected cancer referrals in England over the next five years. The Government's target states that 85 per cent of these should be treated within 62 days of an urgent referral - but that has not been met since 2015...