Cancer Policy

The impact of national policy on the early diagnosis of cancer

Abstract

Since the mid-90s UK governments and other policy makers have sought to develop policy that addresses the need for improved outcomes for people diagnosed with cancer. However, the strategies for cancer in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are different to the policy on cancer produced under the English government. This article will examine policy developments in the English health service aimed at achieving early diagnosis of cancer with particular reference to the Cancer Reform Strategy (2007). The role of socioeconomic factors and the need for policy to address a range of cancers due to their differences in pathology and therefore diagnosis and treatment will also be considered.

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23 May 2013Volume 22Issue Sup7

ISSN (print): 0966-0461
ISSN (online): 2052-2819

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Accepted 1 May 2013

Published online 16 August 2013

Published in print 23 May 2013

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