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Exclusive: Thousands of lives will be lost to cancer because 350,000 patients have not been referred to hospital for urgent tests, according to an investigation into #NHS urgent referrals by @thesundaytimes. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/shocking-rise-in-cancer-patients-not-being-treated-due-to-covid-19-concerns-nhs-england-data-shows-bj50db80d
The analysis of @NHSEngland data shows 1.85 million urgent #cancer referrals were made by GPs between March last year and January this year, a 16% drop on the 2.2 million in the same period the year before. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/shocking-rise-in-cancer-patients-not-being-treated-due-to-covid-19-concerns-nhs-england-data-shows-bj50db80d
The pandemic has resulted in "devastating" delays to life-saving #cancer treatment as patients ignored symptoms or put off seeking help for fear of contracting #COVID19. Others who did come forward struggled to get hospital appointments. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/shocking-rise-in-cancer-patients-not-being-treated-due-to-covid-19-concerns-nhs-england-data-shows-bj50db80d
"This shocking drop in cancer referrals since the start of the pandemic risks creating a ticking time bomb for missed cancer cases and a decade of disruption for health services,” says @cthomasippr, senior fellow at the @IPPR. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/shocking-rise-in-cancer-patients-not-being-treated-due-to-covid-19-concerns-nhs-england-data-shows-bj50db80d
Thousands will die needlessly from #cancer this year because of the disruption, @IPPR research suggests. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/shocking-rise-in-cancer-patients-not-being-treated-due-to-covid-19-concerns-nhs-england-data-shows-bj50db80d
The number of people urgently referred for suspected lung cancer fell by 34% between March last year and this January compared with the same time period in 2019-20. That equates to about 20,300 fewer patients. Lung cases are the most deadly form of cancer. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/shocking-rise-in-cancer-patients-not-being-treated-due-to-covid-19-concerns-nhs-england-data-shows-bj50db80d
There were 51,000 fewer urological cancer patients urgently referred, a 25% drop; 2,200 fewer brain cancer patients referred, down 23%; and 2,000 fewer child cancer patients referred, a fall of 21%, according to the investigation by @thesundaytimes. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/shocking-rise-in-cancer-patients-not-being-treated-due-to-covid-19-concerns-nhs-england-data-shows-bj50db80d
“The NHS will have to operate at above pre-pandemic levels and get the right investment to clear the backlog to ensure people have the tests and treatment they need," says @Michelle_CRUK, chief executive of @CR_UK. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/shocking-rise-in-cancer-patients-not-being-treated-due-to-covid-19-concerns-nhs-england-data-shows-bj50db80d
