20,000 lives a year could be saved by 2040 ‘if Government adopts cancer plan’
Some 20,000 lives could be saved every year in the UK by 2040 if the Government adopts a bold new plan for cancer, experts have said.
Cancer Research UK has published a report calling for more action to speed up diagnosis, get people treated quickly and recruit 16,000 more full-time cancer staff by 2029.
The NHS has already set a target to diagnose 75% of cancers at the earliest stages of one or two by 2028 but experts have said this target will be missed.
Cancer Research UK is now calling for bolder action and the creation of a national cancer council accountable to the
