NHS England sets target of 5,000 more people each year surviving cancer

NHS England aims for an extra 5,000 people each year to survive cancer by 2019, a new report claims. The report sets out a number of measures to achieve this target, including investment in new radiotherapy machines, support for services to diagnose cancers earlier, and personalised care for patients. This target will be assessed through the introduction of 10 specialist diagnostic centres, which aim to make a range of tests available under one roof.  The focus on cancer comes as one of several updates to NHS England’s five-year plan, which was released in 2014. The report also acknowledges that health services