early, that gives us the better chance of finding curative treatment of the best options for patients, and that is critical to improving cancer survival. the challenge we have in this country is that we don t diagnose cancers soon enough. part of the reason for that is that we don t have enough specialists working in the nhs to meet the demand for treatment, so whilst it is fantastic news that more and more people are coming into the system because of these efforts, the challenges we do not have enough staff, we don t have enough kit within the nhs to ensure that those diagnoses and treatment will happen in a timely way. a big ask of the government, cancer research uk and other charities have been campaigning for this, is for investment in the nhs workforce. it is something that has been put off on a number of occasions, and this crisis has illustrated how important it is to have a fully resourced cancer workforce. the government recently consulted on the ten year cancer plan, which th
a quick reminder, in less than hour ronnie 0 sullivan will resume his bid for a seventh and record equalling world snooker championship. can the rocket deliver againstjudd trump? it s over on bbc two. a record 2.7 million people have been referred for cancer checks by nhs england in the last year, following a dramatic fall in numbers during the pandemic. at least 30,000 people are still waiting to start their treatment. charities have welcomed the increase in referrals, but warned of the devastating impact that the covid backlog has had on cancer care. the challenge we have in this country is that we don t diagnose cancers soon enough. part of the reason for that is that we don t have enough specialists working in the nhs to meet the demand for treatment,