Suspected cancer patients are having to wait up to 6 MONTHS to see a doctor and a year for treatment

Suspected cancer patients are having to wait up to 6 MONTHS to see a doctor and a year for treatment Suspected cancer patients face an agonising wait of up to two years for a diagnosis and a year to start treatment, damning figures reveal. 

The ‘unacceptable’ delays could give tumours time to spread, slash survival chances and make treatment more expensive, charities warn.

The NHS should offer people a first appointment with a specialist within two weeks of receiving an urgent referral from a GP. The Daily Mail