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

UK ‘golden era’ of cancer treatment has saved 1 million lives, study shows

A pair of hands in blue latex gloves using a pipette and petri dish under the lens of a microscope
UK cancer death rates have fallen by about a quarter since the mid-1980s owing to advances in prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Photograph: Viacheslav Lopatin/Shutterstock

More than a million lives have been saved thanks to a “golden era” of progress in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment in the UK, with death rates plunging by a quarter, according to a study.

The Cancer Research UK analysis suggests major advances in tackling the disease over the last four decades have prevented 1.2 million deaths.

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