Coronavirus: Urgent cancer referrals in England down 60% in April
Written by News on 11/06/2020
Urgent cancer referrals fell 60% in England in April – with those for breast cancer down 78%, according to new figures.
The NHS England data records the number of people seen by a specialist within two weeks of being referred by their GP.
There were 79,573 referrals in April 2020, compared with 199,217 in April 2019.
Urgent breast cancer referrals dropped from 16,753 to 3,759 for the same period.
Experts have been warning that far fewer people are coming forward with cancer symptoms because they are worried about catching coronavirus.
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