newjez Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 We should stop with all this brexit rubbish and start concentrating on the important stuff https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/09/11/britain-slumps-bottom-cancer-survival-league-tables-two-decades/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Snowball Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 It is but it’s also 5 years out of date. The study was 2010-2014. Would be more interested in current figures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOL Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 58 minutes ago, Amber Snowball said: It is but it’s also 5 years out of date. The study was 2010-2014. Would be more interested in current figures. It's a 20 year study. Has some specific action been taken last few years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Snowball Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 7 minutes ago, FOL said: It's a 20 year study. Has some specific action been taken last few years? Ah yes. I read the article quickly in the paper today. The 2010-2014 part showed improvements from the original 20 year study results. Still lagging behind even so. The government reckon stuff has been done more recently but not sure they are an unbiased opinion! There are definitely bottlenecks in the system. I think treatment has had investment like the proton beam radiation therapy but it’s diagnosis that seems to take a ridiculous amount of time and that is a major indicator in survival rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slean Wolfhead Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 9 minutes ago, Amber Snowball said: Ah yes. I read the article quickly in the paper today. The 2010-2014 part showed improvements from the original 20 year study results. Still lagging behind even so. The government reckon stuff has been done more recently but not sure they are an unbiased opinion! There are definitely bottlenecks in the system. I think treatment has had investment like the proton beam radiation therapy but it’s diagnosis that seems to take a ridiculous amount of time and that is a major indicator in survival rates. declined since 2014, which isn't surprising. https://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/cancer-waiting-time-targets https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/06/11/nhs-trusts-missing-cancer-targets-waiting-times-soar/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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