外科医s 爆破 癌 持つ／拘留する-ups that can kill

by ELEANOR MAYNE

Last updated at 22:29 24 February 2007


癌 患者s are having to wait months beyond recommended dates for 治療 to 妨げる the 病気 returning, say 失望させるd 顧問s.

After tumours are 除去するd by 外科, 患者s should get follow-up 放射線療法 within 28 days, によれば 王室の College of Radiologists 指導基準s.

But in many areas the wait is much longer.

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In Kent, for instance, the waiting time for breast 癌 患者s is at least three months. Three 患者s have seen the 病気 return during the long gap between 操作／手術 and 放射線療法.

Peter Jones, 顧問 外科医 in Maidstone, says: 'We believe that it's 全く 容認できない.'

Explaining why he is going public with news of the 状況／情勢 on tomorrow night's Channel 4 派遣（する）s programme, NHS: Where Did All The Money Go?, he says: 'We have been left with no 代案／選択肢 but to bring this to the attention of the マスコミ.'

He is 支援するd by Dr David Dodwell at Cookridge Hospital in 物陰／風下d, who says: '延期するd 放射線療法 for a 範囲 of 癌s 増加するs the 危険 of 地元の 再発 and other problems.

That's in 長，率いる and neck 癌s and sarcomas, cervix 癌 and 肺 癌, 同様に as breast 癌.'

Five UK 放射線療法 部隊s have an 普通の／平均（する） wait of 28 days, which means many 患者s are waiting longer.

In two centres, more than three-４半期/4分の1s of 患者s are 行方不明の the 28-day window.

But although the Department of Health has 始める，決める 的s for 初期の 癌 治療, there is 非，不，無 始める，決める for 地位，任命する-operative therapy.

影をつくる／尾行する Health 大臣 マイク Penning said: +It seems astonishing that the 政府 is prioritising 癌 治療 but it's not 焦点（を合わせる）ing with 類似の enthusiasm to get 患者s their 放射線療法.

'顧問s must be 失望させるd because a lot of their good work will has been in vain if people don't get 放射線療法 before a 再発.'

And 自由主義の 民主党員 MP Norman Lamb, who is on the Health Select 委員会, said: 'I will be 令状ing to the Health 長官.

'The 政府 needs to find a way of 達成するing the 28-day 限界 始める，決める by the 王室の College of Radiologists. No 事例／患者s should 落ちる outside this 臨床の 推薦.'

In a その上の 起訴，告発 of NHS 官僚主義, the programme features the ビデオ diary of a hospital 顧問 who 述べるs the 失望／欲求不満s of the cost-cutting culture.

Dermatologist Dr Barry 修道士 says: 'I think just about everybody in the NHS is 失望させるd by the enormous 量s of money we see wasted. That wouldn,t 事柄 so much if 臨床の services weren,t 存在 squeezed.'

He （人命などを）奪う，主張するs that 同僚s at other hospitals have been told not to 扱う／治療する 患者s too quickly, but instead to keep them waiting for a 最小限 length of time.

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