About cancer
Find out what we are doing to improve cancer services in England.
Prevention and public health
We will significantly reduce the 40% of cancers caused by behavioural, lifestyle and environmental factors.
Earlier diagnosis
Earlier diagnosis makes it more likely that patients will receive treatments that can cure cancer. It saves lives.
Patient experience
We are improving patient experience and putting it on an equal footing with other clinical outcomes.
Living with and beyond cancer
We will support people affected by cancer to live healthy and happy lives.
Commissioning, provision and accountability
People affected by cancer and clinical leaders will be in the driving seat for improving quality.
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The NHS Long Term Plan and commitments for cancer
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.
Investing in radiotherapy to fight cancer
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.
News and blogs
Annual NHS cancer checks top two million for the first time
For the first time last year, the NHS in England carried out more than two million checks on people who feared they might have cancer. In 2018, patients underwent a record 2.2 million cancer checks following urgent referral by their GP, almost 6,000 a day or more than four every minute. That was an increase […]