Rapid improvements in cancer care are possible and the NHS could make them – if it were made a priority, says Nuffield Trust policy analyst Mark Dayan
Cancer survival rates in the UK have long lagged behind those in other countries of comparable wealth and income levels. And an international study published this week shows that while the UK is making rapid progress, there’s still a big gap in the survival rates cancer patients can expect in Britain compared with countries such as Australia, Canada and Norway.
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