King Charles’ diagnosis throws UK’s long cancer treatment waiting times into sharp relief [Video]

LONDON (AP) — For Anna Gittins, three months would have spelled the difference between life and death.

The elementary school principal from Hereford in western England was shocked when she found out she had advanced colorectal cancer in 2022. But when she contacted her local hospital, she was told no one would be able to see her for three months “due to high demand and low capacity of senior doctors.”