All Cancer articles – Page 42
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Cancer trust chief suspended
The Christie Foundation Trust yesterday suspended its chief executive Caroline Shaw.
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CommentFundamental change is required to end of life care
The needs of terminally ill people and the NHS are aligned
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NewsCancer care 'postcode lottery'
Cancer patients are facing a postcode lottery of care within the NHS, with patients in some areas four times less likely to get an early diagnosis, it has been reported.
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NewsDeaths from three cancers 'to fall'
The number of people dying from breast, prostate and bowel cancer will almost halve in the three decades up to 2020, new figures suggest.
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NewsHundred thousand NHS genomes to be mapped
Up to 100,000 NHS patients with cancer and rare diseases are to have their genetic codes mapped by 2017 under new plans announced by health minister Lord Howe.
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NewsLung cancer care delays revealed
Almost half of lung cancer patients have experienced delays at some stage of their care, according to a new report.
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HSJ Local
Consultants scupper cancer surgery reconfiguration
STRUCTURE: A proposed reconfiguration of urological cancer surgery has been abandoned because two groups of consultants refused to work together, HSJ has learned.
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NewsControversial radiotherapy on offer to patients again
Cancer patients who were denied access to a cutting edge therapy under NHS England’s specialised commissioning policies will be able to access it again if they agree to take part in a clinical trial.
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CommentCancer patients' journeys need joining up
Integrated care can be a positive for people with cancer
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NewsNew database hailed in cancer fight
Weather forecasting science is being used to predict the most effective ways to fight cancer in a ground-breaking new development.
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HSJ Local
CQC says Colchester should be placed into special measures
The Care Quality Commission has recommended that Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust be placed under special measures after a recent unannounced inspection led to the regulator referring its findings to the police.
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HSJ LocalMother of cancer boy seeks justice
The mother of a four-year-old boy who died at a hospital accused of falsifying cancer care data has demanded “justice” for her son.
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NewsWhistleblowing laws 'must change'
Whistleblowing laws in NHS hospitals must change so staff can report their concerns with confidence, a union has said.
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NewsInnovation networks could 'fill gap left by SHAs'
HSJ has produced the first national audit of progress made by the NHS’s academic health science networks amid suggestions that the new bodies could take on far more expansive roles than originally envisaged.
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NewsCancer survival rate highlighted
Cancer patients living in the most deprived parts of England are a third less likely to be alive five to 10 years after diagnosis than those in the most affluent areas.
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CommentLord Saatchi is wrong, the law isn't killing patients
We need a better understanding of individual cancer patients
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CommentNational cancer survey kick-starts care transformation
Providing better care for cancer patients in London
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals cancer care praised
PERFORMANCE: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals has performed well in the cancer patient experience survey, according to a board paper.
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LeaderHunt must show he is in it for the long haul to sustain the NHS
Health secretary needs to think beyond 2015 election