US EditionOnly half of people with cancer are diagnosed within NHS target time, analysis finds
Only 52.3% of cancer patients in England received diagnoses within the NHS 28-day target by mid-2024, with significant delays for complex cancers, impacting treatment outcomes, Cancer Research UK reports.
- New analysis found only half of people with cancer are diagnosed within NHS England's 28-day Faster Diagnosis Target, while those cleared wait less time for diagnosis.
- Because some cancers are complex to test, they need specialist staff and equipment, while NHS commissioning and funding rules discourage NHS trusts from adopting innovations like Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy .
- Data reveal large variation by cancer type: 83.2% of testicular cancer cases met the Faster Diagnosis Target, while only 77% of urological cancers did, as diagnoses fell from 57.3% to 52.3% between late 2021 and mid‑2024.
- Patients with cancer face delayed diagnoses that reduce treatment options, as from April to June 2024 more than 25,000 people waited over 28 days, with some urological patients waiting more than 42 days.
- Cancer Research UK has called for an 80% Faster Diagnosis Standard and a 'cancer guarantee', while Our Plan for Change aims to diagnose or rule out 148,000 more cases within 28 days from July 2024 to June 2025.
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Only half of people with cancer diagnosed within target time, analysis finds
Cancer Research UK said its study shows that for people being diagnosed with cancer, things have been getting worse instead of better.
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The Independent (US)Only half of people with cancer are diagnosed within NHS target time, analysis finds
Urgently referred patients are having to wait more than 28 days to receive a cancer diagnosis, exceeding NHS England’s target time
Only half of people with cancer diagnosed within target time, analysis finds - Rother Radio
Only half of people with cancer are diagnosed on time following urgent NHS referral, and for some cancers this drops to less than a third, analysis shows. The NHS target for England is to rule cancer in or out within 28 days of an urgent referral, but new figures show people with cancer are waiting far longer for diagnosis than those who have the disease ruled out. The Cancer Research UK report found that between October 2021 and June 2024, 53.8…
Only half of people with cancer are diagnosed within NHS target time, get analysis
cancer Patients have to wait for a long time Diagnosis Now they are detecting only half with new analysis, compared to four years ago. NHS England A target of 28 days. For people with urinary cancer, such as BladderProstate and kidney cancer, 29 percent immediate referrals were found on time. Diagnosis delay also means that […] The post Only half of people with cancer are diagnosed within NHS target time, get analysis appeared first on The Local…
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