Quarter of cancer patients diagnosed in London A&E dead within two months

Research by London Cancer shows cancer cases diagnosed in A&E are often at a late stage when treatment options are limited

A quarter of people diagnosed with cancer after going to A&E in London with symptoms are dead within two months, according to new research.

The figures from London Cancer, which brings together services in hospitals in north-east and central London and west Essex, are stark but reflect the reality for patients diagnosed at a late stage of disease, when the cancer has probably spread.