.andrew kaye, head of policy at macmillan cancer support said it was �shocking� that a cancer patient had to wait 541 days for treatment. . related stories . april 2014 (15) .by that evening, nurses had moved the valenzuelas into a larger room and placed their beds together. . september 2011 (18) . .jeffrey krasner is president of emerging biocommunications, which consults to early- and mid-stage life science companies. .