#radiotherapy

#radiotherapy

More than 60,000 cancer patients a year in England are not getting the radiotherapy they need at all, while some face waits of up to six months to begin the treatment, research has found. The situation is so dire that nearly 100 heads of radiotherapy and oncology three-quarters of England's radiotherapy leaders have warned in an open letter that the government is failing patients.

Heather Peace was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a lumpectomy, mastectomy, and chemotherapy, preparing to begin radiotherapy treatment.