Concern over late-stage diagnosis of cancer

– The audit on the care of women with primary breast cancer examined certain elements of care – including whether they were given a “triple diagnostic assessment”, meaning they were clinically assessed, scanned and given a biopsy in one appointment, with 68% of patients in England and 51% in Wales given this service. The audit also reported that among women who had a mastectomy, 24% in England and 13% in Wales underwent immediate breast reconstruction at the time of their mastectomy.