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Prostate cancer survival rates have fallen in past 15 years
Survival rates for pancreatic, oesophageal, and lung cancers show minimal improvement, causing the survival gap between cancer types to nearly double, researchers say.
- Experts warn that progress in cancer survival rates in the UK has slowed down, as a study finds widening gaps in outcomes between the most and least deadly cancers.
- In 2018, the cancer survival index for all cancers combined was 49.8%, but the speed of improvement in survival has slowed since 2010/11.
- Michelle Mitchell from Cancer Research UK stated that while patient survival rates have improved, progress is slowing, especially for certain cancers that have seen no improvement.
- The study highlights a widening gap between survival rates for different cancer types, revealing a 97% survival rate for testicular cancer and only 4.3% for pancreatic cancer.
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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. Progress in cancer survival rates in the UK has “slowed down”, experts have warned. The news comes as a study suggests survival between the most and least deadly types of the disease is wider than ever before. A national cancer plan was “essential” to “bring cancer survival trends back towards the best in the world”, researchers said. The study, l…
The deadly cancers left behind by 50 years of success | Tech, Entertainment, Sport, Fashion, Travel News
Getty Images The number of people surviving cancer has improved hugely in the past 50 years, but experts warn progress has been uneven with some cancers with the worst survival rates falling further behind. For some, including melanoma skin cancer, 10-year survival is now above 90% in England and Wales, while for all cancers half of patients can expect to live that long – double the figure in the early 1970s. But a London School of Hygiene and …
The deadly cancers left behind by 50 years of success - Daily news Update
The number of people surviving cancer has improved hugely in the past 50 years, but experts warn progress has been uneven with some of the cancers with the worst survival rates falling further behind. For some, including melanoma skin cancer, 10-year survival is now above […]
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