Tens of thousands of 'missing' UK cancer patients should have been diagnosed each month during the pandemic

Estimated number of people missing a diagnosis

50,000

40,000

30,000

20,000

10,000

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2021

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50,000

40,000

30,000

20,000

10,000

0

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2020

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2021

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Guardian graphic. Source: Macmillan Cancer Support. Note: June, July and August 2021 are based on a combination of partial data and assumptions that previous trends continue, and so are presented with less certainty