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Doctors have warned cancer patients in Scotland will wait longer for treatment and diagnosis unless more specialists are recruited.
New reports from the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) show that Scotland currently has a 25% shortage of radiologists and a 19% shortage of oncologists, with these shortfalls expected to rise by 2029.
The RCR described cancer care as a "ticking time bomb" and warned that a patient's risk of death can increase by 10% for every month treatment is delayed.
Health Secretary Neil Gray told the BBC the government is "investing heavily" to recruit more oncologists and radiologists.
