Cancer Charity Says More Money Needed to Meet Treatment Targets

Published on September 20, 2024

More than 300,000 cancer patients will face treatment delays over the next five years unless the government drives up NHS performance, according to analysis done by the country’s leading cancer research organisation. Cancer Research UK is predicting there will be 17.2 million urgent suspected cancer referrals in England over the next five years and, by 2029, there will be 20 percent more than in the past year alone. The registered charity describes itself as “the world’s leading independent cancer research organisation” within the multi-billion pound cancer industry and reported a revenue of £719 million in 2023. The current NHS waiting times target aims for 85 percent of cancer patients to begin treatment within 62 days of an urgent referral, but has not been met since 2015....

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