Covid-19 impacts cancer test waiting list as numbers jump in dramatic spike

There has been a 60% increase in the number of people waiting for a colonoscopy. File Picture.

The Irish Cancer Society has issued a stark warning over a 60% jump in the number of people waiting for a colonoscopy.

There are now fears that delayed diagnoses could impact survival rates with one in five people on the urgent list now waiting more than 28 days to get tested. One in 10 people on both urgent and non-urgent lists have been waiting more than a year.