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The cancers with longest treatment waits revealed

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Cancer Research UK analysis shows long waits for treatment of different cancers in England .

Patients with cancers affecting the head and neck, bowel and gynaecological areas are most likely to face long waits.

Just over half of patients seen within the target of 62 days are seen within 62 days .

Blood, bone marrow and skin cancers are the most likely patients to start treatment in time.

The charity said the differences were putting lives at risk.

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78

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78

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formal

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English

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47

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short-lived

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