Summary
Cancer Research UK has published a manifesto that sets out the measures and commitments the next government can make to help prevent 20,000 cancer deaths every year by 2040.
Content
Mission 1
- Rebuild the UK’s global position in biomedical research.
- We want the UK Government to pledge to back research: Set out a plan to close the more than £1bn funding gap for research into cancer over the next decade.
Mission 2
- Prevent more cancers than ever before.
- We want the UK Government to pledge to end cancers caused by smoking: Raise the age of sale of tobacco and fund a world-leading programme of measures to help people who smoke to quit.
Mission 3
- Diagnose more cancers early.
- We want the UK Government to pledge to drive earlier diagnoses: Implement proven measures, including a lung screening programme, to diagnose cancers early and reduce inequalities in access.
Mission 4
- Bring innovation to patients more quickly and reduce inequalities.
- We want the UK Government to end the waits: Ensure cancer wait time targets are met across England.
Mission 5
- Build a national movement to beat cancer, sooner.
- We want the UK Government to lead on cancer: Publish a long-term cancer strategy for England and establish a National Cancer Council, accountable to the prime minister, to drive cross-government action on cancer.
Longer, better lives: A manifesto for cancer research and care (Cancer Research UK, June 2024)
https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-us/we-develop-policy/manifesto-for-cancer-research-and-care
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