pharmaphorum January 2, 2025
The proportion of people with cancer who get a diagnosis in the earliest stages of the disease has risen to a record level in England, but access to treatment remains a barrier to good outcomes.
The results from NHS England come from a study of 13 of the most common cancers – including breast, prostate, and lung cancers – and shows that 58.7% of patients are now being diagnosed at stages 1 or 2, when the cancer is easier to treat.
According to the health service, the record has been reached as a result of a major public awareness drive by the NHS in the last two years and the ramping up of screening tests for common cancers, including the...
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