Life Insurance • Save Money Today
By Heather Blackmore | Last updated 10/05/2024
Advertorial
Long delays for cancer diagnostic scans. LIC sees a rise in life insurance quotes. Find out more
A staggering 50% of people in the UK, born after 1960, will be diagnosed with some form of cancer in their lifetime. Yet cancer referrals and cancer treatment have taken a huge hit since the start of Covid-19.
The target, set by the government, relating to the first part of a patient's journey states that, following an urgent GP referral for suspected cancer, at least 93% of patients should be seen by a specialist within two weeks.