Cancer survival in England: rates improve and variation falls

England has seen an improvement in all cancer survival rates and a decrease in geographical variation since 2001, new figures1 from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown.

• ● Overall cancer survival Estimates of the combined one year survival rates for all cancers (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer and prostate cancer) in England have consistently improved over 15 years, from 62% in 2001 to 72.8% in 2016. The most improved clinical commissioning group …