Melanoma skin cancer cases in UK hit record level, analysis finds Cancer Research UK figures show number diagnosed with most serious form of skin cancer has risen above 20,000 for first time The Guardian - UK · May 21
Only half of people with cancer are diagnosed within NHS target time, analysis finds Urgently referred patients are having to wait more than 28 days to receive a cancer diagnosis, exceeding NHS England’s target time The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2025
Someone will be diagnosed with cancer every two minutes in the UK by 2040, report shows Around 6.3 million new cases of the disease are predicted to be diagnosed over the next 15 years Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2025
One person could be diagnosed with cancer every two minutes until 2040 Cancer charity coalition One Cancer Voice has projected that 6.3 million cancer diagnoses will be made over the next 15 years The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025
6.3 million cancer cases could be diagnosed between now and 2040 – report The research by One Cancer Voice suggests there have been 5.5 million cancer cases in the last 15 years. The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025
Speed of improvement in cancer survival rates ‘slowing’, say experts The Government launched a call for evidence to help shape a national cancer plan earlier this year. Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2025
Cancer deaths decline significantly in last 50 years – but cases are on the rise While cancer diagnoses continue to rise, the likelihood of dying has fallen significantly The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025
Cancer research in ‘golden age’ as death rates drop – but cases are on the rise “It is a time of both optimism and realism” said the head of Cancer Research UK The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025
UK cancer survival rate doubles since 1970s amid ‘golden age’, report says Half of those diagnosed will now survive for 10 years or more after advances in diagnosis and treatment The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2025
More than 74,000 people did not start cancer treatment on time in 2024 – report More than 50 cancer charities have joined forces to urge the Government to tackle long waits in cancer care. Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025
Alarm over dip in cancer screening Tens of thousands of lives have been saved by screening in the last few years alone. The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024
Major trial of sponge test aims to prevent oesophageal cancer deaths The study has been hailed as the ‘pinnacle of many years of painstaking research’ by experts. Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024
‘World-first trial could revolutionise brain cancer treatment’ – researchers The research will trial multiple new treatments for people in the UK living with glioblastoma. The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024
World’s first vaccine for ovarian cancer ‘could wipe out the disease’ The hope is the jab could be given to all women preventatively on the NHS to eliminate the disease, which is the sixth most common cancer in women. The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2024 Tobacco firms lobbying MPs to derail smoking phase-out, charity warns Tactics include proposals to raise smoking age to avoid outright ban, and exemptions for cigars, says Cancer Research UK chief
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The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023 At least 20,000 lives a year could be saved by 2040 if UK adopts ‘bold new cancer plan’ Cancer survival has doubled over last 50 years but UK still lags behind many other comparable countries when it comes to survival
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023 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.
The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023 Cancer patients fear ‘getting left behind’ due to diagnosis and treatment delays It comes ahead of new targets for cancer wait times being brought in as part of a streamlining process.
The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023 2.2 million years lost to cancer annually, analysis finds Experts said they hoped their research would show the impact of cancer through ‘a different lens’.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023 What to do about the tobacco companies still killing millions? Make them pay – and heavily People close to me have died because of smoking, while firms reap huge profits. A new tobacco levy is the answer, says Michelle Mitchell, chief executive of Cancer Research UK
The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023 Poorest people in England ‘will not be smoke-free until after 2050’ There are nearly twice as many cancer cases caused by smoking in the poorest areas compared to the wealthiest in England, a charity said
The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2023 ‘Dire need’ for labels on alcohol and ads about unhealthy eating to cut avoidable cancers Health campaigners call for hard-hitting messages about risks of drinking and of being overweight
The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2023 UK ‘golden era’ of cancer treatment has saved 1 million lives, study shows Cancer Research analysis shows Britain is ‘beating cancer’ but strain on NHS could derail progress
The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023 More than a million lives saved from cancer in the last four decades Cancer Research UK said that 1.2 million cancer deaths have been averted since the 1980s.