Grim toll of ‘missed’ cancers: 100,000 patients diagnosed with the disease at a late stage in A&E when a cure is unlikely, shocking new five year figures suggest

Figures come amid record dissatisfaction with GPs and long waits for diagnostic tests, with patients often struggling to be seen. Cancer Research UK described the situation as ‘unacceptable’. Figures come amid record dissatisfaction with GPs and long waits for diagnostic tests, with patients often struggling to be seen. Cancer Research UK described the situation as ‘unacceptable’.