US EditionEngland Warned It Faces Six Million New Cancer Cases by 2040
One Cancer Voice coalition urges government to adopt six key measures including earlier diagnosis and prevention policies to address a projected 14.2% rise in cancer cases by 2040.
- From the beginning of 2025 to the end of 2040, analysis suggests around 6.3 million cancer cases will be diagnosed in England, One Cancer Voice, coalition of 60 cancer charities, warns.
- One Cancer Voice is urging urgent steps like faster diagnosis targets and stronger prevention policies as the National Cancer Plan blueprint is expected later this year.
- Regionally, the South East stands out with over 1 million diagnoses projected by 2040, followed by the North East at 865,000, East of England and the South West at 722,000, and London, England at 714,000.
- NHS cancer services are already buckling with routine delays to lifesaving treatment, while 95,000 more people had cancer diagnosed or ruled out within 28 days recently compared with the prior year.
- Analysis shows a 14.2% rise in cancer cases over 15 years, with diagnoses every two minutes by 2040 driven by ageing population and lifestyle factors, experts including Professor Pat Price say.
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Sixty cancer charities are warning there could be more than 6-million new cases of the disease in England by 2040.
That's the equivalent of someone being told they have it every two minutes. The coalition - known as One Cancer Voice - is urging the government to improve early diagnosis and address inequalities in patient care. Dame Laura Lee is from support charity Maggies at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton. https://audioboom.com/posts/8768647-dame-laura-lee-is-from-support-charity-maggies-at-the-royal-marsden-hospital
England warned it faces six million new cancer cases by 2040
More than six million new cancer cases could be diagnosed in England between now and 2040, according to leading charities. This would equate to a diagnosis every two minutes, which is up from one every four minutes in the 1970s. A coalition of more than 60 cancer charities, known as One Cancer Voice, is warning the government must take urgent steps to tackle cancer care in England – including faster diagnosis targets and better prevention polici…
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