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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Jane Kirby

Government says more people will survive cancer under its new 10-year plan

A new 10-year Government cancer plan aims to keep people living well with cancer (PA) - (PA Wire)

Far more people will survive cancer in the coming years, the Government has pledged, as it published a new 10-year plan to tackle the disease.

The national cancer plan, published in full on Wednesday, will say 75% of patients diagnosed from 2035 will be cancer-free or living well after five years, up from 60% at the moment.

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