Cancer services 'need shake-up'
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The way cancer services are provided is a shambles and must be drastically reformed, a report by MPs says.
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Cancer experts have identified a set of health problems that may be symptoms of ovarian cancer, and they are urging women who have them to see their doctors.
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The health secretary is expected to announce a reversal of decisions to centralise hospital services.
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Doctors need to develop a more organized team approach to prostate cancer, with a clear outline on how to screen for the disease and to treat it, a panel of cancer experts said on Wednesday.
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A hospital tries to contact patients after admitting errors were made by a pathologist in diagnosing cases of cancer.
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Fundamental change is necessary to deal with a rise in chronic conditions, warns the head of the NHS in Wales.
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The health service should focus more on customer service to improve performance and staff morale, says a report.
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The benefits system is too complicated and should be overhauled, a think-tank says.
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The government faces calls to overhaul the way banks are monitored after a report into the  Northern Rock crisis.
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Europe-wide coordination is needed to tackle cancer more effectively, a group of leading experts say.
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The Government must publish a specific strategy to tackle the state of the mental health service, it was urged today. Labourâs health spokeswoman Liz McManus said efforts must be
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The ballooning cost of cancer treatment offers an example of how difficult it may be to rein in the nationâs runaway health care spending.
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Thousands of women diagnosed with breast cancer should be given a new drug instead of the standard treatment because it is safer, more effective and may increase overall survival rates, doctors said yesterday.
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Many GPs are confused about when to refer women with breast cancer concerns as urgent cases, a survey says.
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Patients are not receiving the best care they could be because of the 48-hour GP access target.
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eople who survive cancer appear to get worse care than the general population when it comes to other diseases, a study released last week concluded.
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Care offered to people with long-term conditions such as asthma and diabetes to be overhauled.