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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ella Pickover

197,000 UK lives saved thanks to breast cancer advances

Almost 1.5 million caner deaths in the UK have been ‘averted’ since the late 80s, according to a new review (PA) - (PA Archive)

Almost 200,000 UK deaths from breast cancer have been averted since the late 80s, according to a new report.

Experts said that changes in how cancer is detected, diagnosed and treated have “all been essential to these improvements”.

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