Cancer patients in South Yorkshire face worsening delays for NHS treatment
That's according to radiology experts
There's a warning cancer patients face worsening delays for NHS treatment due to staff shortages.
A report from the Royal College of Radiologists found some doctors are having to make "difficult decisions" about who to prioritise.
Figures from March show almost 30% of patients at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals had to wait longer than a fortnight to see a consultant following an urgent GP referral - up from 10 percent during the same month last year.
68-year-old Christine Dickinson was treated within two weeks in Sheffield following her cancer diagnosis back in 2010:
"I think if I was diagnosed now, I would be more concerned about how quickly I would get treatment.
"It is wrong that people have to wait so long - because it's not just the waiting for the diagnosis - once you've been diagnosed, you're then in limbo until you start your treatment.
"I was on a two-week wait, and I was diagnosed in about September.
"By March of the following year, I was cancer free, so I have no complaints at all about my care or follow up care."
The Department of Health says the number of specialist cancer doctors in the NHS is up 50% compared to 2010 - with record numbers of people being treated.