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Ed Davey to call for UK to become world leaders in fight against cancer

By Lee Peart 23 September 2025

Ed Davey will today call for the UK to become a world leader in the fight against cancer during his keynote speech to the Liberal Democrats party conference.

TECHNOLOGY

AI to be trialled at 'unprecedented' scale across NHS screening

By Liz Wells 23 September 2025

A pioneering new cloud computer system will allow artificial intelligence (AI) tools to be tested on an 'unprecedented' scale across the NHS to boost early diagnosis.

UK RNA BIOFOUNDRY

Next-gen therapies for cancer and dementia fast-tracked with new facility

By Liz Wells 28 August 2025

The UK government is to invest £29.6m in a new facility that will springboard new RNA therapies, which could help tackle cancer, heart conditions, and other diseases.

CANCER CARE

Risk of dying from cancer at lowest on record in Scotland

By Liz Wells 19 August 2025

The risk of dying from cancer for people living in Scotland is at the lowest on record, new figures reveal.

NHS ENGLAND

NHS performs record number of treatment checks in June

By Liz Wells 14 August 2025

The NHS performed a record number of checks for treatments, cancer checks and other tests for June, as 18-week performance hit its best level in three years.

PREVENTION

Breakthrough in preventing chemotherapy-induced hair loss

By Liz Wells 11 July 2025

A promising and novel method to aid the scalp cooling process in the prevention of hair loss in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy has been revealed by new research.

GPS

NHS launches drive to catch one of the most lethal cancers

By Liz Wells 18 June 2025

Hundreds of GP Practices will comb patient records to offer urgent tests to people most at risk of pancreatic cancer, the fifth most common cause of cancer deaths in the UK.

CANCER CARE

Challenges facing radiology and clinical oncology laid bare

By Liz Wells 05 June 2025

The NHS is continuing to struggle to train, recruit and retain enough radiologists and oncologists, new research reveals.

CANCER CARE

New radiotherapy machines rolled out to 28 hospitals

By Lee Peart 27 May 2025

Twenty eight hospitals are to receive new radiotherapy machines from August under a £70m investment in improving cancer care.

CANCER CARE

NHS rolls out five-minute 'super-jab' for 15 cancers

By Liz Wells 30 April 2025

The NHS has become the first health service in Europe to offer a new cancer jab for more than a dozen types of the disease following approval from the MHRA.

PERFORMANCE TARGETS

NHS performance improving as high demand continues

By Liz Wells 10 April 2025

The total waiting list for procedures and appointments fell to 7.40 million in February, down from 7.43 million in January, the sixth consecutive monthly decline.