Warnings that 400,000 patients may miss out on early cancer alert because of NHS shortages

Warnings that 400,000 patients may miss out on early cancer alert because of NHS shortages More than 400,000 people could miss out on an early cancer diagnosis over the next ten years due to ‘persistent failures’ to address shortages in the NHS, charities warn today.

Patients in England face the ‘deeply worrying prospect’ of survival rates going backwards unless the lack of staff and equipment is addressed, the head of Cancer Research UK said. The Daily Mail