30 November 2018

An assessment of the national approach to improving cancer services in England 1995–2015

Unfinished business: An assessment of the national approach to improving cancer services in England 1995–2015
Health Foundation November 2018
  • This report looks at progress in cancer care over two decades. It finds that progress has been made on reducing mortality, and improving the chances of survival and the experience of care, for people in England diagnosed with cancer.
  • However, despite persistent ambitions to be the best in Europe and the world, the gap in survival rates has not been closed.
  • The report sets out recommendations to help close the gap in survival between England and other comparable countries.