Figures show cancer patients at the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are not being seen quickly enough.
A trust spokesperson apologised to patients and said “well documented national and system pressures” have impacted on patient care.
The NHS states 85 per cent of cancer patients urgently referred by a GP should start treatment within 62 days.
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