All Cancer articles – Page 39
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News'Variations' in mesothelioma care
More needs to be done to ensure people who suffer from asbestos-related cancer are seen by specialist doctors, a new report has suggested.
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NewsMPs call for action on pancreatic cancer
Patients suffering from the “silent killer” of pancreatic cancer are treated like tennis balls as they are passed between their GP and doctors, MPs were told yesterday.
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NewsReport finds real-terms decline in cancer funding
NHS cancer services in England need funding boosts to meet the “looming demands” of an ageing population, a new report has found.
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HSJ KnowledgeThrough the eyes of a commissioner: what really matters in cancer care
Reflecting on care experiences
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HSJ LocalBoard shake-up at troubled specialist trust
WORKFORCE: The Christie Foundation Trust has appointed a new chair as two of its non-executive directors stepped down because they were “unhappy” with the way it handled the suspension of its chief executive.
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CommentCancer drug announcements must be backed up with action
There’s an element of pre-election tidying
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News£160m boost for cancer drugs fund
Thousands more cancer patients in England will be offered vital treatments in a £160m boost to the cancer drugs fund, the Department of Health has said.
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NewsCancer treatment set for £6m boost
Cancer treatment on the NHS is to get a £6m boost under new measures announced by health secretary Jeremy Hunt.
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NewsCancer 'postcode lottery' condemned
Areas with the worst survival rates for cancer have been named and shamed by a charity after it said there is an ‘inexcusable’ postcode lottery of care across England.
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NewsNICE on the offensive in row over breast cancer drug
NICE has taken the unprecedented step of expressing its ‘disappointment’ with a multinational drug giant in a row over a new breast cancer drug and the government’s pricing deal
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CommentWhy the care system makes a 'good death' so difficult
My Dad’s experience revealed shortcomings
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NewsCiarán Devane steps down as Macmillan chief executive
Ciarán Devane to leave the charity after seven years in the post
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HSJ Local£1.2bn Staffordshire procurement defended
Most cancer and end of life care services in Staffordshire are unlikely to change providers following a £1.2bn contract procurement, one of the directors behind the commissioning process has said.
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NewsMajor reorganisation of specialist cancer and cardiac treatment approved
A reorganisation of specialist cancer and cardiac treatment across north east London and West Essex that will see two major hospitals host one specialism each was given the green light by commissioners last week.
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CommentNICE must reduce the red tape to make cancer drug access a reality
It shows up entrenched conservativism
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CommentWays to reduce the increasing NHS pay bill remain elusive
2.6pc spending increase was not part of the plan
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HSJ KnowledgeSeize the day: Learning from Stephen Sutton's inspirational story
His story is inspiration to transform care
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CommentTeach clinicians how to talk about cancer
Patients want a dialogue that goes beyond their consultation
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HSJ PartnersCome together to put cancer care on the right path
NHS England can clarify the patient pathway
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SupplementsWe need to come together for cancer care to stop the confusing commissioning
Too many are responsible