In the 12 months to March, 304,555 fewer patients in England were given an urgent referral to a hospitalFears are growing of an emerging cancer crisis after new figures showed more than 300,000 people had missed checks for the disease since the start of the pandemic. In the 12 months to March, 304,555 fewer patients in England were given an urgent referral to a hospital by their GP. The number referred for breast cancer checks fell by more than 20,000 in 2020-21. SponsoredAround 38,800 fewer patients started treatment for the disease, according to the analysis by Cancer Research UK. Michelle Mitchell, Cancer Research UK’s chief executive, told The

Source: The Times May 24, 2021 06:11 UTC