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Smokefree UK
CURRENT
Tobacco kills 1 person every 5 minutes in the UK. We believe that the biggest cause of cancer has no place in our future. Almost 14,000 of you have signed our petition calling on the UK Government to take action to fund services to help people quit and secure a Smokefree UK.
#CancerWontWait
RECENT
Early diagnosis saves lives. The UK Government has committed “hundreds of millions of pounds” to NHS workforce training and £2.3 billion for diagnostic kit in the Spending Review. Campaigners' emails and petition signatures were key to securing that funding.
Standard packaging on cigarettes
VICTORIES
On May 2016, standardised tobacco packaging was introduced across the UK. Following the removal of point of sale tobacco displays from shops, these measures will help end misleading tobacco marketing. In total, around 90,000 of you supported the campaign.
Manifesto for cancer research and care
BY: OWEN JACKSON
Read an opinion article by Owen Jackson, Director of Policy, Cancer Research UK.
Cancer waiting times: Latest updates
BY: SOPHIA LOWES
Over the past few years, pressure on NHS cancer services has been mounting.
AI could improve cancer diagnosis
BY: TOM HILDEBRAND
When it comes to healthcare, we all want to spend more time talking with our doctors and less waiting for test results.
IN THE PRESS
UK facing ‘brain drain’ of cancer researchers after failure to join EU scheme
Delay in joining the £85bn Horizon Europe scheme, has made it more difficult to attract and retain the brightest researchers.
“Not having access to Horizon Europe on the same terms as researchers in the EU would mean UK scientists at the margins, rather than at the centre, of future funding opportunities”, says Dr Ian Walker, Executive Director of Policy, Information and Communications, Cancer Research UK.
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