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Q&AS > LIVING WITH CANCER Q&AS > PRACTICAL ISSUES Q&AS > WAITING TIMESWaiting times Q&As
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1. I have to have radiotherapy following surgery for an early breast cancer. I can’t have it for 12 weeks, will this delay reduce my chances of being cured?
last reviewed: 14.01.2006
2. My son has recently had surgery for cancer. He has been told he needs chemotherapy but there is a waiting list of 3 weeks. Is this too long?
last reviewed: 27.01.2005
3. The waiting time for my father's radiotherapy is 10 weeks. If we pay privately will he get treatment any quicker?
last reviewed: 27.01.2005
4. I have to wait eight weeks for my radiotherapy, can I go out of my area to get treatment faster?
last reviewed: 27.01.2005
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