UK’s progress on cancer survival has slowed in past decade, figures show

Cancer survival in the UK is the highest it has ever been, but the rate of progress has slowed considerably, show new data from Cancer Research UK.

On 2 February the charity published its Cancer in the UK report,1 which provides an overview of the state of cancer around the country. The analysis, commissioned by the Cancer Survival Group at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, shows that the likelihood of surviving cancer for 10 years or …