Minister warns cancer patients’ scans will be cancelled over ‘severe’ supply shortages

Minister warns cancer patients’ scans will be cancelled over ‘severe’ supply shortages …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>

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Cancer scans will be delayed and cancelled due to a “severe” shortage of a chemical which has left hospitals with “no supply at all”, a government minister has warned.

The Department of Health and Social Care issued a critical alert on Friday over the “severe shortage” of a radioactive chemical needed for the diagnosis of thousands of cancers, including…

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