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Chart showing UK cancer survival rates 2025

Cancer survival rates 2025. Progress and challenges

UK cancer survival rates 2025 shows that survival has almost doubled since the 1970s.over the last five decades, but delays in diagnosis and treatment are slowing further progress.A study published by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and

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New Blood Group Identified

New Blood Group Discovery: NHS Scientists Solve 50-Year Mystery, Offering Hope to Patients Worldwide In a ground breaking medical advancement, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) scientists, in collaboration with the University of Bristol, have identified a new blood group system

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Tackling The Cancer Waiting Times Crisis

A recent analysis by Cancer Research UK revealed that 300,000 cancer patients in England won’t start treatment on time over the next five years if waiting times don’t improve. Pressure on NHS cancer services has been mounting with alarmingly long

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