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September 27, 2012
The rates of people dying from cancer are predicted to fall 17% in the UK by 2030, largely as a result of earlier diagnosis and improved treatments, according to new data from Cancer Research UK (CRUK).
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April 17, 2012
Cancer Research UK and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) have launched a new partnership to improve cancer diagnosis and care in general practice.
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January 31, 2012
The UK's world-renowned dementia knowledge base could be lost unless scientists have better opportunities to enter and remain in the field, the government has been warned.
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January 26, 2012
UK patients should be able to benefit from genomic technology which can improve the NHS' understanding of the nature of disease and allow treatment to be tailored to patients' individual genetic make-up, Ministers have been told.
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August 30, 2011
Patients wait 18 months after first experiencing any symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) before going to see their doctor, and they wait an average of seven years before their doctor starts treating with them a biologic drug, says a new study.
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August 23, 2011
The government has announced five-year funding of £800 million for early-stage health research - the UK's largest-ever investment in diagnosis, prevention and treatment.
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July 14, 2011
Patients moving between health services face unnecessary risks because correct information about the medicines they are taking often does not transfer with them, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has warned.
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April 21, 2011
Waiting times for hospital treatment have reached their highest level for three years, as the NHS spending squeeze begins to bite, The King's Fund think tank has reported.
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January 17, 2011
A 5% annual rise in the costs of initial and final-stage care for patients would increase the total costs of cancer care in the US to $207 billion by 2020, representing a rise of 66% from 2010’s level of $124.57 billion, says new research.
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