Up to 35,000 more cancer patients could die in a year due to treatment delays caused by the pandemic, experts fear. The extent of excess deaths has been predicted by the UK's leading cancer data research hub. The cancer mortality figures are highlighted tonight in an episode of Panorama on BBC called Britain's Cancer Crisis. Professor Pat Price, a clinical oncologist interviewed by Panorama, said in some hospitals radiotherapy machines were 'lying idle which could have saved lives'. NHS England defended the situation, saying there was a 'balance' to be struck between treating cancer and the risk of patients coming into hospital and catching the virus.

Source: Daily Mail July 05, 2020 23:22 UTC