Cancer hope as survival rates double
People with breast, bowel, or ovarian cancers are twice as likely to live for another 10 years as patients diagnosed in the 1970s were, research has found.
Survival rates in a wide range of other cancers have also improved dramatically as a result of scientific advancements and better treatments.
Taking all cancers together, almost half of patients diagnosed in 2007 can expect to live for 10 years after diagnosis compared with less than a quarter of those diagnosed in 1971-72.
Cancer Research UK is starting a campaign highlighting the successes, but also warning that there is still more work to be done. Read more