CatchUpWithCancer

"NHS cancer data doesn't just show missed targets, it shows a catalogue of missed chances to save lives." - @prof_price 📢

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@Johnelyjourno for the @DailyMail
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🔬 Ministers have cut investment for lifesaving AI radiotherapy technology in England.
📈 Radiotherapy UK says cuts will add 500k extra days to waiting lists.
📢 @prof_price says decision will exacerbate the impact of staff shortages.

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🚨 Over 74k cancer patients didn't receive timely treatment in 2024
💬 The National Cancer Plan must be delivered with urgency and impact in light of these delays, says @prof_price

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@StormLNewton for @standardnews
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⌛️ More than 11% of cancer patients had to wait more than 104 days to start treatment in 2024
🗨️ @prof_price said that "thousands of lives are at stake because of the normalisation of cancer patients not getting treatment on time."

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In an article for the @Telegraph, @prof_price shares how she would help cancer care in the NHS.

1⃣ The NHS needs a cancer plan backed by millions of pounds.
2⃣ Radiotherapy needs more funding.
3⃣ We must listen to front line staff.

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⚽️ England football legend @bryanrobson says cancer care should be a national priority
💬 @prof_price says that "cancer survival and delays have fallen off a cliff"
🚨 The National Cancer Plan must ensure that we #CatchUpWithCancer

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🏥 Analysis from Radiotherapy UK finds that over 500k patients waited too long for cancer treatment across the last decade
💬 @prof_price says the cancer plan must be "brave and bold" to save lives #CatchUpWithCancer

@TheJournoSam for the @DailyMirror

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📢Chair of Radiotherapy UK @prof_price says that delays to crucial cancer treatment over the past decade demonstrate "unacceptably low ambitions"
🎯The NHS 62-day target has not been met since 2015 #CatchUpWithCancer

@TheJournoSam for the @Daily_Express

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This #WorldCancerDay, Radiotherapy UK, Prof Mark Lawler and Bryan Robson OBE urge the government to think big, brave, and bold for the National Cancer Plan so patients do not have to wait another decade for timely treatment.

It’s time to #CatchUpWithCancer

Ahead of #WorldCancerDay, Radiotherapy UK shares new analysis that over 500k cancer patients waited more than 62 days for treatment.

@prof_price says dangerous delays have been normalised and that we need a "brave and bold cancer plan". #CatchUpWithCancer
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📈Record numbers of patients are going private to avoid NHS wait lists
🗨️@prof_price says that "we desperately need to see action because cancer patients are falling through the cracks." #CatchUpWithCancer

@kate_pickles for @MailOnline
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📃@prof_price says that we need a cancer plan that is "big, bold and brave."
💡If we can get better quality/availability of cancer treatment up to the average, we can save 30,000 lives by 2030
🎧Listen back to Professor Price on @BBCr4today from 2:17:30
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What do you think? Should alcohol carry a cancer warning?

That's the discussion between @prof_price and Newshour's Shaun Ley on BBC Sounds - as the US surgeon general calls for alcohol to carry warnings similar to those on cigarettes. #CatchUpWithCancer

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A huge thank you to @tessamunt for applauding the work of @prof_price and @radiotherapy_uk!

💬27% of cancer patients in the UK have access.
🏜️7.4 million people in the UK live in radiotherapy cancer treatment deserts.
💷Cures can cost as little as £3-5k.

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Thank you @PaulKohlerSW19 for raising radiotherapy and attending our campaign event!

❗️We do lack a cancer strategy.
🥼Radiotherapy included in this cancer strategy can generate 87k appointments if machines are replaced.
🧡Together we can #CatchUpWithCancer

Thank you to @CliveJones for raising a debate discussing a cancer strategy for England.

⏰Analysis shows around 70 radiotherapy machines will pass their recommended lifespan by the end of 2024.

We need replacements in addition to more radiotherapy equipment.

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Great to see investment in crucial #radiotherapy cancer treatments announced.
@radiotherapy_uk

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Thank you to @JamesCleverly for attending our event in parliament!

We appreciate your kind words about radiotherapy as a life saving treatment pathway and the importance of early diagnosis/treatment.

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Some pictures from our event in parliament! So grateful to have been joined by radiotherapy experts, members of the workforce and such incredible patients who shared their stories about their treatment and experience with radiotherapy 🧡

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Many thanks to @KevinMcKenna for attending our parliamentary event!

We believe that an investment in radiotherapy will help the UK #CatchUpWithCancer