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You and Yours: Call You and Yours: Cancer

Call You and Yours: Cancer

13/01/2015

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Call You and Yours: Cancer

Winifred Robinson asks listeners if their cancer was diagnosed at the first opportunity.

NHS England wants people worried they have cancer to be allowed to refer themselves on for tests. Winifred Robinson asks listeners if that would have helped them.

Was your cancer diagnosed at the first possible opportunity? Currently, around 25% of cancer diagnoses are made too late. NHS England is to trial a scheme where people who are worried that they might have cancer will be be allowed to bypass the GP - and refer themselves on for tests. It's hoped it will speed up diagnosis and lead to better survival rates. You & Yours wants to know whether it would have helped you? Please email your experiences to YouandYours@bbc.co.uk.

Presenter: Winifred Robinson
Producer: Natalie Donovan

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