Cancer sufferers 'failed by NHS'
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NHS healthcare for cancer patients is not good enough, a think-tank of almost 1,000 doctors says.
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English NHS is poor relation of service in other parts of UK, patients' group says
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About half of all US patients receive inadequate health care, the private National Committee for Quality Assurance said in its annual report released Wednesday.
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Doctors and patients groups have criticised plans to set up health centres known as "polyclinics" across England.
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Doctors treating cancer patients  should try harder to help them deal with the emotional toll the  disease exacts, an expert panel said on Tuesday.
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Out-of-hours GP services are suffering because of a lack of funding from regional health bosses, doctors say.
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Patients who fail to follow medical advice will not be penalised under a reformed NHS, minister says.
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EXETER, England  - A combination of industry  secrecy, lack of money and shortage of time is keeping the  results of many clinical cancer trials locked away and  depriving doctors of crucial information, campaigners said on  Monday.
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Drug companies which fail to disclose the results of clinical trials are harming the treatment of cancer patients, doctors say.
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There is an alarming ignorance about cancer and how to reduce the risk of  the disease, a survey suggests.
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Paying for the cancer drug Herceptin means other cancer patients will lose out, doctors warn.
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The number of people dying from cancer and cardiovascular disease has fallen in the last decade in England, according to government figures.
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Doctors are told too many patients have been let down by poor use of freeze therapy to remove diseased tissue.
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MONDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDayNews) -- Cancer survivors often don't receive necessary medical care for health problems that are not related to their cancer.
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Hundreds of GP surgeries across the UK are "not fit for purpose", a study suggests.
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A review of cancer services in Wales says patient care needs better planning and managers must work together.
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The financial pressures associated with cancer can have dire consequences for patients, a survey finds.