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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Ella Pickover

Timely cancer diagnosis ‘shouldn’t be a question of luck’ says Streeting

Health Secretary Wes Streeting - (PA)

The Health Secretary has asserted that securing a timely cancer diagnosis "shouldn't be a question of luck," as he announced a substantial funding injection to facilitate patient checks closer to home.

The government is investing £237 million into new and improved community diagnostic centres (CDCs) across England. Wes Streeting described the new CDCs as "part of the biggest expansion in NHS diagnostics in a generation."

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