# Faster cancer diagnosis by suspected cancer type

> The share diagnosed or having cancer ruled out within 28 days, from breast and lung pathways to non-specific symptoms.

- Category: NHS
- Cadence: monthly
- Status: Published on a monthly cadence.
- Dataset key: `nhs-cancer-diagnosis-by-type`
- Source: [NHS England](https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/cancer-waiting-times/)
- Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 — [terms](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/)
- Canonical page: [https://londongraph.com/g/nhs-cancer-diagnosis-by-type](https://londongraph.com/g/nhs-cancer-diagnosis-by-type)
- Machine-readable record: [https://londongraph.com/data/nhs-cancer-diagnosis-by-type](https://londongraph.com/data/nhs-cancer-diagnosis-by-type)

## Methodology

Latest provider-level Faster Diagnosis Standard activity, aggregated across NHS London-region providers by suspected cancer type. Rates use within-standard activity divided by total eligible activity. The lowest-performing pathway is ranked first; small pathways can move sharply month to month and the latest data are provisional.

## Visualisations

- [Overview](https://londongraph.com/g/nhs-cancer-diagnosis-by-type): The share diagnosed or having cancer ruled out within 28 days, from breast and lung pathways to non-specific symptoms.
- [Distribution](https://londongraph.com/g/nhs-cancer-diagnosis-by-type?view=distribution): Show every published value around the median and quartiles.

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