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Cancer patients suffering due to long waits
THOUSANDS of cancer patients are dying following delays in diagnosis and treatment, damning figures show.
New analysis of NHS data released by Labour revealed huge inequalities in levels of cancer care between English regions.
In the West Midlands, more than a fifth of cancer patients face delays of over two months in having tumours removed, while in Greater Manchester the figure is less than 10 per cent.
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