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Thousands of cancer patients will die over the next decade because of the devastating treatment backlog caused by the pandemic, a damning report has revealed.
Around 19,500 people in England with cancer have not yet been diagnosed due to Covid-related disruption to the NHS.
It could take more than a decade to clear this ‘missing cancer patients backlog’, according to analysis by Institute for Public Policy Research and the CF healthcare consultancy.
They calculated that even if ‘stretched’ hospitals conducted 5 per cent more treatments than pre-pandemic levels, it will take until 2033 to catch up with the cancer backlog.
Thousands of cancer patients will die over the next decade because of the devastating treatment backlog caused by the pandemic, a damning report has revealed (stock image)
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