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UK's worst cancer crisis?
New figures reveal tens of thousands of people have been waiting more than two months, and some even longer, to see their GP for suspected cancer treatment.
Caroline Boulton, 56, from Greater Manchester has stage-four breast cancer and faced delays at every stage of her treatment. But could the growth have been acted on more quickly?
One leading oncologist Professor Patricia Price says: "This is the worst cancer crisis of her lifetime."
This film investigates whether something must change in how the NHS treats cancer patients and if this change is coming quickly enough.
Chief Correspondent David Grossman reports.
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