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Conservative conference: May announces new cancer strategy to boost survival rates

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The prime minister has announced a new cancer strategy for the NHS, aimed at increasing early detection and improving survival rates in the UK. In her keynote speech to the… Click to show full abstract

The prime minister has announced a new cancer strategy for the NHS, aimed at increasing early detection and improving survival rates in the UK. In her keynote speech to the Conservative Party’s annual conference in Birmingham on 3 October, Theresa May said that the government would lower the age of bowel cancer screening from 60 to 50 and invest in new equipment as part of a “step change” in how cancer is diagnosed. She told delegates that the investment pledged to coincide with the NHS’s 70th birthday would …

Keywords: cancer strategy; cancer; new cancer; survival rates; conference

Journal Title: British Medical Journal
Year Published: 2018

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