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<p>Cancer is a priority for this Government and survival rates are at a record high.
Over the past decade, rates of survival from cancer have increased year-on-year.</p><p>In
October 2018 the Government announced a package of measures that will be rolled out
across the country with the aim of seeing three quarters of all cancers detected at
an early stage by 2028 (currently just over half). This is part of the NHS Long Term
Plan, which also included commitments on radiotherapy, personalised care interventions
and screening, among others.</p><p>During the COVID-19 crisis, urgent and essential
cancer treatments continued. Some cancer diagnostics and treatments were rescheduled
to protect vulnerable patients from having to attend hospitals. These were all clinical
decisions made with the patient and the recovery and restoration of cancer services
to pre-pandemic levels is well underway.</p><p> </p>
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