Around 10,000 fewer breast cancer patients have started treatment in England over the last year, a charity has warned.
Cancer Research UK (CRUK) said that a “huge effort” is still needed to clear the cancer backlog caused by the coronavirus pandemic to help avoid “preventable cancer deaths”.
The charity estimates that around 38,000 fewer people started treatment for all cancer types in England in the last year.
This includes 10,600 fewer breast cancer patients who have not started their treatment.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women.
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