A clinician in scrubs examines a mammogram on a tablet, with the x-ray shown on screen behind
A clinician examining a mammogram. Breast, prostate, lung and bowel cancers account for half of all new diagnoses. Photograph: Malcolm Park/Alamy
A clinician examining a mammogram. Breast, prostate, lung and bowel cancers account for half of all new diagnoses. Photograph: Malcolm Park/Alamy
NHS England cancer diagnoses at record high with 1,000 people diagnosed every day

While NHS is identifying more cases, it is failing to meet timescale targets on diagnosis and treatment, experts say

Cancer diagnoses in England have hit record highs, with more than 1,000 people diagnosed every day, NHS figures show.