About cancer
Cancer affects us all. Delivering the best outcomes for cancer patients is an absolute priority; we want every person with cancer to have the very best diagnosis, treatment and care.
Cancer affects us all. Delivering the best outcomes for cancer patients is an absolute priority; we want every person with cancer to have the very best diagnosis, treatment and care.
We will significantly reduce the 40% of cancers caused by behavioural, lifestyle and environmental factors.
Earlier diagnosis makes it more likely that patients will receive treatments that can cure cancer. It saves lives.
Waiting to find out whether you have cancer is a hugely anxious time - we are putting in place measures to speed up cancer diagnoses.
We are improving patient experience and putting it on an equal footing with other clinical outcomes.
We will support people affected by cancer to live healthy and happy lives.
People affected by cancer and clinical leaders will be in the driving seat for improving quality.
Information and resources for cancer managers, multidisciplinary team co-ordinators and other operational colleagues that work in cancer services.
Cally Palmer, NHS England’s National Cancer Director shares her thoughts on the NHS Long Term Plan and what it means for cancer.
Cally gives an overview of cancer screening programmes, the new 28-day faster diagnosis standard and the care and treatment options available. Cally also talks about the Targeted Lung Health Checks programme, one of the first programmes to roll out of the Long Term Plan.
Watch this short video which shows how we are investing in radiotherapy to fight cancer.
Funded by NHS England, University College London Hospitals are one of the first hospitals to receive a new LINAC radiotherapy machine.
In this video, patient Chris Duggan talks about the treatment he is experiencing, and Dr. Yen-Ching Chang describes how this new equipment works.
Searches for NHS advice on laryngeal cancer saw an increase of 1277% following Jamie Theakston’s cancer diagnosis announcement – that’s one visit every 16 seconds across the two days since his Instagram post. Earlier this week, radio presenter Jamie said: “I have cancer… But cancer doesn’t have me! The prognosis is very positive and I’m hoping to […]