Every month delayed in cancer treatment can raise risk of death by around 10%

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People whose treatment for cancer is delayed by even one month have in many cases a 6 to 13% higher risk of dying - a risk that keeps rising the longer their treatment does not begin - suggests research published online in The BMJ.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/b-emd110220.php
 
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