Record three million people referred for cancer checks last year

🧑‍⚕️ Referrals come amid warnings of 'chronic' understaffing in the NHS leaving patients at risk

A record-breaking three million people were referred for cancer checks over the last year, NHS England has said, amid warnings that "chronic" understaffing is leaving patients at risk.

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