Exclusive: UK’s worst cancer crisis? – BBC Newsnight

Brand-new numbers expose 10s of thousands of individuals have actually been waiting even more than two months, and also some also longer, to see their general practitioner for thought cancer treatment.

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Caroline Boulton, 56, from Greater Manchester has stage-four bust cancer and also dealt with delays at every phase of her treatment. Could the growth have been acted on more rapidly? Leading oncologist Professor Patricia Price says: “This is the most awful cancer cells crisis of her lifetime.”

Chief Correspondent David Grossman explores whether something needs to alter in exactly how the NHS treats cancer individuals and if this adjustment is coming quickly enough.

Created by Sean Clare, Charlotte Rowles and Emily O’Sullivan.

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