The Health Secretary has set out his long-term vision for a “national mission” to improve cancer prevention and diagnosis, with plans for screening centres in shopping centres and football stadiums.
Sajid Javid said he wanted cancer services to learn from the rapid scientific progress made during the coronavirus pandemic, as he said England needed to “go further” in improving cancer treatment, including looking into creating vaccines to treat the disease.
In a speech at the Francis Crick Institute on Friday to mark World Cancer Day, the Cabinet minister announced a call for evidence on a new 10-year Government plan as part of an effort to wage a “national war on cancer”.
