Liberal Democrats publish research on waiting times for cancer patients, finding that 15,971 patients were left waiting longer than four months to receive cancer treatment since 2020, double the NHS target time of two months.

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One of the greatest moments in English football history has just been erased because we thought it was a good idea to delegate big decisions to someone sitting at a keyboard miles from the stadium rather than allow the officials on the pitch to make the call.

Why would anyone pay £90 for this?

A great privilege to have been there for nearly seven hours of debate and to witness the historic vote.

Watching Derek and the great Kent team of the time was a great privilege. Underwood, Knott, Denness, Luckhurst et al. What a team. A sad day.

The tobacco Age of Sale legislation is one of the biggest opportunities we've had to prevent cancer in over a decade.

See below, the thoughts of our Head of Public Affairs and Campaigns Shaun Walsh 👇

Absolutely wonderful.

Why would anyone try to block an attempt to reduce and eventually eliminate the use of a product that causes suffering and death? MPs tomorrow must do the right thing Matthew Offord MP Tobacco firms lobbying MPs to derail smoking phase-out, charity warns theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Good advice which I need to follow - and everyone should try to follow. Just a pity that cakes aren't recommended!

Thank you Matthew Offord MP for your continued support on this and I will be in the public gallery on Tuesday to see this Bill go forward.

Promising to see that more people are finding out if they have cancer or not faster, but thousands of people in England are still facing unacceptably long and anxious waits for a potential diagnosis or treatment every month.
With a general election on the horizon, there's a real

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Boris’s ‘absolutely nuts’ comments on the smoking ban might’ve got a cheer amongst libertarians at the “Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference” in Ottawa.

But they are totally out of step with the public mood back in Blighty. 🇬🇧

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Despite some progress in faster diagnosis, today's #CancerWaitingTimes represent long and anxious waits for cancer tests and treatment.

We need to see bold political action, with more staff and equipment for the NHS, alongside reform to cancer services.

news.cancerresearchuk.org/2024/04/11/can…

April is #BowelCancerAwarenessMonth . It's important to know the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer.

If you notice something unusual for you, or changes that haven't gone away, talk to your doctor.

Share this to help raise awareness of the most common bowel cancer symptoms 🔁

Noticed something unusual for you? Speak to your doctor if you notice anything that isn’t normal for you, or changes in your body which haven't gone away.

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Very disturbing. It doesn't help that all government targets for diagnosis and treatment of all cancer cases are not being met.

Given the unreliability of the PSA test, it is vital that there is a better form of screening available to check for prostate cancer
This article is very informative.

'It's a habit that will eventually kill you'

Ex-smoker Niki suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a lung condition that causes breathing difficulties.

She welcomes government plans on creating a #SmokefreeGeneration to protect children from the harms of smoking.

Shorter prostate cancer scans will help many more men theguardian.com/society/2024/a…