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Thousands of people each month in England are not being treated within the cancer wait target timeframe. Earlier this year, the government set out that 80% of patients in England would start treatment within 62 days from urgent GP referral by March 2027. But in the months since this announcement, performance has actually got worse, according to NHS England data. Prof Pat Price, a leading UK clinical academic oncologist, has warned says thousands of patients "are going to die unnecessarily, just because the government can't get their act together to treat people on time". A government spokesperson said "cancer waiting times are moving in the right direction with all three cancer standards better than a year ago" and the plan "will help people get diagnosed earlier and begin treatment sooner". Tap the link in @BBCNews's bio to how one man's cancer spread while he waited months for surgery. #Health #UK #Politics

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