Cancer surgery waits hit six weeks at 15 trusts

By Matt Mathers2026-11-13T04:00:00

The number of trusts where breast cancer patients typically wait six weeks or more between diagnosis and surgery has risen from two to 15 since before the pandemic, according to new figures.

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