Cancer patients missing out on best treatment because of cost
Cancer patients are missing out on high-tech radiotherapy because the NHS is struggling to invest in staff and technology.Intensity modulated radiotherapy, which has been used in Europe and the US for a decade, is used to treat only 7 per cent of eligible NHS patients, according to research by the radiotherapy development board and national cancer action team.
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