Under an ambitious plan to tackle the country's 'cancer calamity', the NHS vowed in 2019 to diagnose 75 per cent of patients in the earliest stage by 2028.
The NHS vowed in 2019 to diagnose 75% of patients in the earliest stage by 2028. READ MORE:England's early cancer diagnosis goal is 'seriously off target', a damning report warned today.
Patients struggling to raise concerns with their GP amid an appointments crisis was another factor blamed. Advertisement 'Detecting cancer early is vital to improving survival rates; for example, the rate of survival for bowel cancer drops significantly from 80 per cent if caught in stage two to 11 per cent at stage four.
Figures released earlier this month showed NHS England met one of its three cancer diagnosis targets for the first time since records began. It warned, however, that missed cancers, picking up cancers that wouldn't go on to cause harm, and incorrect diagnosis of cancers, caused by the screenings 'can also cause harm'.
'Recent progress on the rate of people receiving a cancer diagnosis within 28 days of a referral is very welcome.
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