Speeding up cancer diagnoses in Scotland

Thursday, 29 February 2024 10:56

Report shows impact of Scotland’s first fast-track cancer diagnostic services. More than one in ten patients seen by new cancer diagnostic services have been referred for cancer treatment, helping to speed up treatment and improve outcomes. Patients waited an average of 14 days from referral, to having cancer ruled in or out. An evaluation report into Scotland’s first Rapid Cancer Diagnostic Services (RCDS), published by the University of Strathclyde and the Centre...Request free trial