20,000 lives a year could be saved by 2040 'if Government adopts cancer plan'
Cancer survival has doubled over the last 50 years but the UK still lags behind many other comparable countries when it comes to survival.
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Cancer survival has doubled over the last 50 years but the UK still lags behind many other comparable countries when it comes to survival.
Cancer Research UK has urged more action to speed up diagnosis, get people treated quickly and recruit 16,000 more full-time cancer staff by 2029.
The UK's survival rate lags behind comparable nations and that must change, says Cancer Research UK.
Cancer survival has doubled over last 50 years but UK still lags behind many other comparable countries when it comes to survival
Cancer survival rates have improved dramatically since the 1970s as research and treatments have improved. But the U.K still lags behind some of its European neighbors.