NHS urges people not to miss out on vital diagnosis, tests and treatments as pandemic unfolds
Huge numbers of people with suspected cancer were not referred to hospital for urgent checks or did not have a test during the first month of the lockdown, prompting fears that late diagnosis of the disease will reduce some patients’ chances of survival.
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