• Health & Medicine

Prostate cancer hormone therapy rejected on NHS in England

A prostate cancer drug won’t be offered on the NHS any earlier in the treatment plans of patients living with the disease in England. A prostate cancer drug won’t be offered on the NHS any earlier in the treatment plans of patients living with the disease in England.

5 April 2019

• Health & Medicine
• Policy & Insight

Cancer doctor shortage ‘will impact patients’, says Royal College

A shortage of cancer doctors in the NHS is likely to impact patients, according to a new report. A shortage of cancer doctors in the NHS is likely to impact patients, according to a new report.

20 March 2019

• Health & Medicine
• Policy & Insight

Government proposes banning junk food ads before 9pm

Junk food adverts on TV and online could be banned before 9pm as part of Government plans to help tackle childhood obesity. Junk food adverts on TV and online could be banned before 9pm as part of Government plans to help tackle childhood obesity.

18 March 2019

• Health & Medicine
• Policy & Insight

Stop Smoking Services stubbed out across England

Government funding cuts have led to declining Stop Smoking Services across England, a new report has revealed. Government funding cuts have led to declining Stop Smoking Services across England, a new report has revealed.

15 March 2019

• Health & Medicine
• Policy & Insight

Action needed to stop takeaway temptation harming kids' diets

Fast food takeaways should be prevented from setting up business near to schools in Wales, according to a major new poll by Cancer Research UK. Fast food takeaways should be prevented from setting up business near to schools in Wales, according to a major new poll by Cancer Research UK.

15 March 2019

• Health & Medicine

Linking cancer drug prices to treatment success could speed up approvals. But what do patients consider success?

With NHS budgets stretched, it’s critical that cancer drugs offer value for money. We’ve teamed up with the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership to investigate a different approach to drug pricing. With NHS budgets stretched, it’s critical that cancer drugs offer value for money. We’ve teamed up with the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership to investigate a different approach to drug pricing.

21 February 2019

• Health & Medicine

Lung cancer treatment combo given initial NHS ‘no’ in England

A treatment combination has been provisionally rejected for people with certain types of lung cancer on the NHS in England. A treatment combination has been provisionally rejected for people with certain types of lung cancer on the NHS in England.

12 February 2019

• Health & Medicine

NHS to roll out mobile lung cancer scanning across England

Lung cancer scanning trucks will be rolled out to supermarket car parks across the country in a drive to detect the disease earlier. Lung cancer scanning trucks will be rolled out to supermarket car parks across the country in a drive to detect the disease earlier.

8 February 2019

• Health & Medicine
• Policy & Insight

NHS 10-year plan: clear commitments for cancer, but no long-term fix for staff shortages

The NHS long-term plan contains ambitious commitments to diagnose more cancers earlier and boost prevention, but it lacks detail on tackling staff shortages. The NHS long-term plan contains ambitious commitments to diagnose more cancers earlier and boost prevention, but it lacks detail on tackling staff shortages.

7 January 2019

• Health & Medicine
• Policy & Insight

Cancer Research UK cautiously optimistic over the NHS England Long Term Plan

Cancer Research UK welcomes the long term NHS plan, which reiterates the Prime Minister’s ambition to improve cancer survival for patients. Cancer Research UK welcomes the long term NHS plan, which reiterates the Prime Minister’s ambition to improve cancer survival for patients.

7 January 2019

• Health & Medicine

Three breast cancer relapse tests recommended for NHS use

Three tests designed to predict if breast cancer will come back after treatment have been recommended for use on the NHS. Three tests designed to predict if breast cancer will come back after treatment have been recommended for use on the NHS.

20 December 2018

• Policy & Insight

6 tweets that defined cancer policy in 2018

We pick out 6 of the stories that defined cancer policy and politics in 2018, including Brexit and the Prime Minister's commitment to early diagnosis. We pick out 6 of the stories that defined cancer policy and politics in 2018, including Brexit and the Prime Minister's commitment to early diagnosis.

18 December 2018