Pharmacists 'should be given the power to diagnose people with cancer'

Pharmacists 'should be given the power to diagnose people with cancer' Pharmacists should be given the power to diagnose people with cancer and refer them to specialists, experts have said.

A report by University College London said pharmacies should serve as 'early diagnosis hubs' in order to improve cancer survival rates.

The call was backed by the Royal College of Pharmacists and the British Lung Foundation, who said pharmacists are often best placed to spot early symptoms of lung cancer. The Daily Mail