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Rob Freeman

Retiring NHS England boss says cancer treatment on ‘cusp of golden era’

Outgoing NHS England national medical director Professor Sir Stephen Powis (PA) - (PA Archive)

Cancer treatment is on the “cusp of a golden era”, according to the outgoing national medical director of NHS England.

Professor Sir Stephen Powis said he expects the development of drugs harnessing the body’s immune system to fight the disease will bring “great advances in cancer survival”.

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