Public Health England 15 August 2018
- Data from PHE shows that patients diagnosed through screening, GP referral or 2-week referrals likely to have more treatment options.
- The data illustrates how the way that cancer patients are diagnosed may affect their treatment options.Those diagnosed through screening were likely to have the most treatment options available and receive treatments aimed at curing the cancer, in particular surgery to completely remove the tumour.
- The national data links individual patients’ route to diagnosis, including screening, GP referrals, and emergency presentations, with the treatment patients go on to receive.
