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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Jonathan McCambridge

Cancer care in the UK ‘at breaking point’, experts warn

Cancer care in the UK is at a “critical breaking point,” several experts have warned, calling for radical action to tackle deepening financial pressures.

The group says that a National Cancer Director with a dedicated office should be introduced to take a data-driven approach to improving cancer care systems in the UK. Writing for The Lancet Oncology, the group of authors criticises the previous Conservative government for “14 years of gross mismanagement.”

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