A record number of people with suspected cancer are being referred by their GPs to specialists, but the NHS has not been able to keep up with increased demand.
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Cancer Research UK told Sky News that the lack of capacity for tests like endoscopies was preventing the NHS from extending its cancer screening programme to younger age groups.One measure of a public health system's effectiveness is that a higher percentage of cancers are diagnosed via a"managed" route rather than in an emergency. For example when people visit their GP rather than turning up at A&E.
The number of people going for bowel cancer screenings is also at a record level, thanks in part to the. So the initial part of the process - the messaging, and making sure the right people are seeking care - is working well. "What we're seeing in the NHS is services being overwhelmed by the number of people coming through," said Naser Turabi, Director of Evidence and Implementation at Cancer Research UK.
"But if you go [for a colonoscopy] at a later stage then the treatment for bowel cancer can be really significant and invasive and include things like chemotherapy and radiotherapy."
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