The announcement final week that King Charles had been recognized with most cancers has been met with sympathy and assist for the 75-year-old. However alongside the deal with what it means for his future function as monarch, it has additionally led to a better examination of what most cancers care appears like within the UK in 2024.
For a lot of, resembling 37-year-old Nathaniel Dye, it has meant a analysis that has come too late. He has stage 4 bowel most cancers, which has unfold to different components of his physique. Dye has been instructed that in comparable circumstances solely 10% of individuals survive 5 years.
The Guardian’s well being editor, Andrew Gregory, tells Michael Safi that most cancers care within the NHS is beset by lengthy ready lists. Whereas survival charges have by no means been increased, the numbers of individuals coming ahead with signs have additionally by no means been increased. It implies that as much as a 3rd of individuals face lethal delays to their care with early detection and remedy so important.
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