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GPs urged to send thousands more patients for scans in bid to diagnose cancer earlier
All GPs to receive direct access to cancer tests
Major cancer treatment shake-up as GPs to get extra powers to book cancer scans directly in bid to tackle disease early
GPS will get extra powers to book cancer scans directly under NHS plans to boost early diagnosis.
Tens of thousands of tumours should be caught earlier under the initiative.
The scheme should slash delays for the 67,000 sufferers a year who have just vague symptoms[/caption]
NHS England CEO Amanda Pritchard encourages the idea of early testing to catch cancers[/caption]
It should slash delays for the 67,000 sufferers a year who have vague symptoms such as tiredness or tummy aches.
They account for one in five cancers detected but GPs will no longer need to send them to a hospital specialist before ordering tests.
NHS England CEO Amanda Pritchard will tell an NHS conference today: “By sending patients straight to testing, we can catch and treat more cancers at an earlier stage.”
Health bosses say the programme will also free up hundreds of thousands of hospital appointments.
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Many non-urgent cases will be false alarms — but the NHS finds 67,000 out of 289,000 cancers this way each year.
Fast-tracking MRI, CT and ultrasound scans will cut waits times down to four weeks.
By 2028 the NHS wants to diagnose three quarters of cancers at stages one and two, before they have spread — clinics currently manage just over half.
Prof Martin Marshall from the Royal College of GPs, said: “It can be helpful for patients who might not meet the criteria for rapid referral and have vague symptoms that could be cancer.”
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Kruti Shrotri from Cancer Research UK, added: “Cancer that is diagnosed and treated at an early stage is more likely to be treated successfully, so we welcome this announcement.”
Deals: Get the 44mm GPS Apple Watch SE for New Low Price of $239.99 ($39 Off)
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To date, this is the lowest price we’ve ever tracked on the 44mm GPS Apple Watch SE, and we aren’t currently seeing any deals on the 40mm GPS models. The 44mm GPS Midnight Aluminum model has a delivery estimate between October 30 and November 4.
Apple debuted the new Apple Watch SE in September, and it’s still the most affordable model in the newest line of Apple Watches, sold alongside the Series 8. Keep up with all of this week’s best discounts on Apple products and related accessories in our dedicated Apple Deals roundup.
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Starlink signals could work as GPS alternative, whether SpaceX likes it or not
With some 3,000 satellites in orbit, the Starlink constellation is easily the largest in history and of course presents an immense opportunity for global connectivity. But its signals could also be analyzed and used as an alternative to traditional GPS, a new paper claims, with or without SpaceX’s blessing. Todd Humphreys and his team at […]
Starlink signals could work as GPS alternative, whether SpaceX likes it or not by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch