‘Deadly postcode lottery’ restricting new cancer treatments in England, doctors say
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Doctors are warning that cancer patients in England face a "deadly postcode lottery" regarding access to innovative radiotherapy treatments on the NHS. The Royal College of Radiologists and Radiotherapy UK are urging the government to address bureaucratic hurdles and funding issues that limit the availability of stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR), molecular radiotherapy (MRT), and surface-guided radiation therapy (SGRT). These organizations state that NHS England's complex funding and commissioning policies restrict hospitals from offering these treatments, which are widely available in other countries and known to improve cancer survival rates. They are calling on the health secretary to use the government’s new cancer plan to make these treatments widely available, as only half of cancer centers in England can offer SGRT due to lack of NHS funding.
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