I am sorry to hear about your wife’s situation and I can appreciate the worry you have about how long she is waiting for her surgery.
In the UK there are targets for maximum waiting times to start treatment. For example no more than 31 days wait between the decision the doctor agreed the treatment plan and the start of treatment; but these targets are only guidelines.
Hospitals will do their best to meet the cancer waiting targets. Many are finding this difficult to achieve, possibly due to staff shortages and winter pressures.
While no one can give an absolute assurance that your wife’s cancer will not get worse during her wait please know that most cancers grow slowly and waiting a few weeks is unlikely to affect the overall situation.
I hope al goes well with your wife's operation.
Please get back to us if you need any more information or support. You may find it helpful to talk things through with one of the nurses on our helpline. The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.
I am sorry to hear about your wife’s situation and I can appreciate the worry you have about how long she is waiting for her surgery.
In the UK there are targets for maximum waiting times to start treatment. For example no more than 31 days wait between the decision the doctor agreed the treatment plan and the start of treatment; but these targets are only guidelines.
Hospitals will do their best to meet the cancer waiting targets. Many are finding this difficult to achieve, possibly due to staff shortages and winter pressures.
While no one can give an absolute assurance that your wife’s cancer will not get worse during her wait please know that most cancers grow slowly and waiting a few weeks is unlikely to affect the overall situation.
I hope al goes well with your wife's operation.
Please get back to us if you need any more information or support. You may find it helpful to talk things through with one of the nurses on our helpline. The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.
