RUSHES: Matt Hancock visits Cambridge Breast Unit and interview

Matt Hancock visits Cambridge Breast Unit and interview; ENGLAND: Cambridge: Addenbrooke's Hospital: Cambridge Breast Unit:INTMatt Hancock MP (Health Secretary) interview SOT (1 of 5)Q: On concerns about backlog of cancer screenings and diagnoses due to coronavirus crisis- Had to take action across NHS to deal with COVID - important people in need of cancer treatment weren't put at risk of COVID - no important to come forward if you think you might have cancer - must make sure NHS is there for you - extra fifty million pounds investment - big investment into diagnostics - get back to where we were and even further with early diagnosisQ: How big is the backlog?- Number of people waiting for longer than standard of 62 days has increased substantially - backlog Has halved since peak - speaking to oncology leaders at Addenbrooke's - treatments are there - if in doubt get a test - the same message about coronavirus - all of us as citizens: If in doubt, get a testQ: As coronavirus cases go up in winter, what will you do differently so we don't end up stopping treatment again?- want to avoid a second peak - prepared to take action - local lockdowns - appear to be working - split the NHS into areas that deal with covid and areas protected from covid - if you are at risk of cancer and doctor says go to hospital - that divide is really important - cancer treatment makes you more susceptible to infectious diseases