Short-staffed NHS failing on bowel cancer detection in England

Lack of specialists means patients miss out on early diagnoses, charity says

The NHS is failing to detect about 1,100 cases of bowel cancer a year in England because diagnostic services are so short-staffed, according to analysis by Cancer Research UK.

The charity has said people’s health may suffer if the disease has progressed to a later stage as a result of going undiagnosed. It said pledges to diagnose more cancers earlier might not be delivered.

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