Wednesday 31 January 2018

Cancer shame as UK survival rates lag behind rest of world

Cancer shame as UK survival rates lag behind rest of world Thousands of British cancer patients are dying early because NHS survival rates are trailing behind the rest of the world, a report has found.

The largest study of cancer survival ever conducted puts the UK towards the bottom of global league tables for several common cancers.

Health charities last night called for urgent action to close the 'appalling' and 'unacceptable' gulf with other nations, blaming slow diagnosis and poor treatment. The Mail Online

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