Cancer and the need for speed

Peter Rhodes writes: Some poor devils will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in the coming months and will wonder why they are not being offered the new cure unveiled last week which involves heating a tiny area of the tumour.

The experts claim astonishing success, with a high survival rate and only a tiny chance of side-effects.

The snag? It could take years for this breakthrough to be fully tested and become standard practice.

And how many sufferers will die while every last bureaucratic detail is completed?

This treatment sounds like a life-saver.

For God's sake, get on with it.