2 mn give up on medical treatment due to waiting lists

(ANSA) - Rome, November 12 - Some two million people in Italy, or 3.3% of the population, give up on medical treatment because of long waiting lists, ISTAT said Monday.
    The statistical agency said another four million gave up because of economic reasons.
    The majority of those who abandon hope, it said, are "the older ones, between 45 and 64".
    It said there was a "significant" link between giving up and economic conditions.