As many as 11,000 lives each year could be saved if Britain raised its cancer survival rates to matc...
As many as 11,000 lives each year could be saved if Britain raised its cancer survival rates to match the best-performing European countries, said research from Cancer Research UK.
According to the charity, if survival rates in Great Britain were as good as the European average, this would mean that 6,500 extra lives would be saved each year, with the figure doubling if survival rates matched the best in Europe.
The information, presented at the launch of the National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative, said reasons for the gap in survival rates between European countries is poor awareness of cancer symptoms, delay in visiting a doctor and late referrals to hospital.
The figures were obtained when survival rates across Europe were analysed, with researchers breaking the figures down for different types of cancer alongside age and sex.
