The Department’s policy for cancer services in England is set out in the Cancer Reform Strategy
It aims to improve cancer prevention, speed up the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, reduce inequalities, improve the experience of people living with and beyond cancer, ensure care is delivered in the most appropriate settings and ensure patients can access effective new treatments quickly.
Patient information leaflet on patient rights for urgent two week referral for suspected cancer. This leaflet sets out what patients can do to ensure they are seen quickly and what they can do if they are not.
This report provides the results from a survey of 1600 heterosexual, gay, lesbian and bisexual respondents, using the CR-UK Cancer Awareness Measure (CAM).
We have developed a social marketing planning guide for cancer early presentation in conjunction with the National Social Marketing Centre. This practical planning guide seeks to help you to develop and deliver effective solutions to change the behaviours of people who may have the symptoms of cancer to present early at primary care. It will be useful in developing or commissioning a cancer social marketing intervention, or understanding more about social marketing and what it can do for early diagnosis of cancer.
Published: 01/12/2009
This is the second annual report for the Cancer Reform Strategy. This report focuses on achieving local implementation.
This report provides results from two national surveys using the newly-developed CR-UK Cancer Awareness Measure (CAM). The results provide a benchmark of current awareness which will enable evaluation of future policy initiatives aimed at improving cancer awareness.
Following a three month consultation period , the Children’s Cancer Measures were published today as part of the revised Manual for Cancer Services 2008
Published: 09/10/2009
Following a three month consultation period, this is the final version of the complementary measures for inclusion in the Manual for Cancer Services
Published: 09/10/2009
A draft version of the Psychological Support measures for the Manual of Cancer Services is being issued for a three month consultation. Closing date for the consultation is 8 January 2010
The Prime Minister has given an exclusive interview to Cancer Research UK about the Government's plans to invest more money in cancer treatment.
Third newsletter from the National Cancer Survivorship Initiative. These newsletters are published every three or four months with updates on the work of the initiative’s seven workstreams, for people with an interest in survivor care as well as those actively involved in the initiative.
Published: 27/08/2009
A draft version of the radiotherapy measures, for inclusion in the Manual of Cancer Services is being issued for a three-month consultation, closing 27 November 2009.
The final report from the National Chemotherapy Advisory Group takes account of the responses received during the consultation period. The report aims to bring about a step change in the quality and safety of chemotherapy services for adult patients with either solid cancers or haematological malignancies and many of the recommendations are applicable in the care of children and young people. It highlights the need to improve both elective chemotherapy services and acute oncology services.
Revised Prostate Cancer Risk Management Programme materials to help the primary care team counsel men without symptoms of prostate cancer who want a Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test have been made available from today in the GP Bulletin:
Dear colleague letter from Mike Richards, National Cancer Director
Government strategy document, setting out the actions needed to improve cancer prevention and screening services, cut cancer patient waiting times, enhance treatment and palliative care services, and boost UK cancer research.
