Thursday 28 May 2015

UK's cancer death rates blamed on delays in sending patients for tests

UK's cancer death rates blamed on delays in sending patients for tests Researchers say GPs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland less likely than other countries to refer possible cancer patients immediately

Delays in testing for cancer at GPs’ surgeries may be the reason why patients in the UK are more likely to die of the disease than those in comparable countries, according to authoritative new research.

Cancer patients in the UK have a lower chance of survival than in Australia, Canada, Norway and Sweden – four of the five countries that have been compared with the UK in a series of investigations over the past six years. Only in Denmark, the fifth country, are the survival rates as low as in the UK. Continue reading... The Guardian

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