Cancer treatment wait time 'terrifying'
Daily Record|December 20, 2023
CANCER waits have been branded "truly terrifying" as figures show a quarter of those urgently referred to specialists had to wait more than two months to start treatment.
VIVIENNE AITKEN
Cancer treatment wait time 'terrifying'

The target of having patients begin treatment within 62 days of being referred to specialists was also missed for about a third of those with prostate cancer, according to the latest Public Health Scotland (PHS) data.

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