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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Andrew Gregory Health editor

Cancer charities call for earlier diagnosis as cases projected to surge in England by 2040

Consultant analysing a mammogram
The projected rise is due to factors including an expanding and ageing population and better detection rates. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA

Cancer cases are projected to surge in England by 2040, with a person diagnosed every two minutes, up from one every four minutes in the 1970s.

More than 6 million new cases of the disease are predicted to be diagnosed over the next 15 years, with the NHS at risk of being unable to cope unless action is taken to prevent more cases and diagnose the disease earlier, when it is more treatable.

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