英國國家醫(yī)療服務(wù)體系（NHS）在英格蘭各地引進(jìn)多個(gè)旨在加快癌癥診斷速度的“一站式體檢服務(wù)中心”。這一舉措的目的是更早查出疾病并防止患者因癥狀不同而被轉(zhuǎn)去接受不同類型的化驗(yàn)檢查，耽誤病情。英國國家醫(yī)療服務(wù)體系表示，這個(gè)“一步變化”將會(huì)改變疑似癌癥患者的診斷及治療方式。這類快速的診斷和癌癥將救助癌癥患者的生命。
文字稿
While cancer survival rates have improved dramatically, patients who aren't displaying very obvious signs of the illness sometimes struggle to access quickly the help they need.
Those with vague, non-specific symptoms, such as unexplained weight loss or abdominal pain, can be referred several times for different tests for different cancers.
So NHS England is now adopting an approach first developed in Denmark by introducing ten specialist rapid diagnostic and assessment centres. The aim is that every patient is either diagnosed or given the all-clear within 28 days.
英國的癌癥存活率近年來已有了極大的提高。未表現(xiàn)出明顯癌癥癥狀的患者有時(shí)很難快速得到他們所需要的幫助。
有模糊或非特定性癥狀的病人，包括原因不明的消瘦、腹痛，可能會(huì)被全科醫(yī)生轉(zhuǎn)診去做不同癌癥的多項(xiàng)專科化驗(yàn)。
因此，英國國家醫(yī)療服務(wù)體系英格蘭分部先開始采用一項(xiàng)由丹麥開發(fā)的體制，引入了十個(gè)專科快速診斷和評(píng)估中心。他們的目標(biāo)是在28天內(nèi)，能給每個(gè)病人確診或完全解除“警報(bào)”。
1. 詞匯表
survival rates 存活率，生存率
displaying 表現(xiàn)（癥狀）
obvious signs 明顯跡象
access 獲取、得到
vague 模糊的，不明確的
non-specific 非特定的
unexplained 原因不明的
weight loss 體重下降
abdominal pain 腹痛
referred 被轉(zhuǎn)診
diagnostic 用于診斷的
assessment centres 評(píng)估中心
the all-clear 解除警報(bào)
2. 閱讀理解：請(qǐng)?jiān)谧x完上文后，回答下列問題 。
1. Which country first developed the 'one-stop shop' approach?
2. What is the aim of the diagnostic and assessment centres?
3. True or false? Patients with vague, non-specific symptoms can access quickly the help they need.
4. Which word in the text is a synonym of 'quick'?
3. 答案
1. Which country first developed the 'one-stop shop' approach?
The country that first developed the approach is Denmark.
2. What is the aim of the diagnostic and assessment centres?
The aim is that every patient is either diagnosed or given the all-clear within 28 days.
3. True or false? Patients with vague, non-specific symptoms can access quickly the help they need.
False. According to the text, Patients who aren't displaying very obvious signs of the illness sometimes struggle to access quickly the help they need.
4. Which word in the text is a synonym of 'quick'?
Rapid.
