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Government should ringfence funding for national cancer strategy, urges charity

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Funding to deliver the government’s cancer strategy for England must be ringfenced if the plan is to succeed by 2020, a leading charity has said. The five year blueprint for… Click to show full abstract

Funding to deliver the government’s cancer strategy for England must be ringfenced if the plan is to succeed by 2020, a leading charity has said. The five year blueprint for improving cancer outcomes was launched in 20151 after an independent task force set out six strategic priorities that included an emphasis on prevention and a renewed focus on early diagnosis. In a report tracking progress against the plan, Macmillan Cancer Support outlined challenges and concerns which it warned could undermine progress.2 It found mixed confidence …

Keywords: cancer; government ringfence; cancer strategy; ringfence funding

Journal Title: British Medical Journal
Year Published: 2017

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