Cancer test and treatment delays in UK have put ‘100,000 lives at risk’ since 2014

Some patients’ cancer became incurable as a direct result of long waits, says Macmillan Cancer Support

At least 100,000 people across the UK have had their lives put at risk over the last decade because of delays to them getting tested or treated for cancer, a new report claims.

In some cases, patients’ treatment options narrowed or their cancer spread or became incurable as a direct result of their long waits for NHS care, according to Macmillan Cancer Support.