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Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce

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We are the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce, made up of: @ActionHeartburn, @BrainTumourOrg @GutsCharityUK, @LiverTrust, @Roy_Castle_Lung and @PancreaticCanUK.

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🎯 Our calls for the next Government As a Taskforce, we've been calling for the action on the less survivable cancers. The next Government can choose to make the UK a world leader in improving survival rates for brain, liver, lung, stomach, oesophageal, and pancreatic cancers.

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Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce Reposted

Let's be honest - how many times have you called @StPancrasInt station, St PancrEas? 🙋 Today, on World Pancreatic Cancer Day, they’ll be no chance of getting it wrong as the station really will be called St PancrEas for the day!

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Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce Reposted

📢 Help us build a health service fit for the future. We want to hear from everyone. 👇 This is your chance. 👇 Add your voice today. Get involved 👉 change.nhs.uk/en-GB/?mtm_cam…


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📣Thanks so much @fincarson MSP for calling on @ScotGov to commit to sustainable funding for the nationwide rollout of the Scot HPB pathway across every Health Board to ensure equal access to liver cancer care in #Scotland ⬇️ @LessSurvivable


Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce Reposted

🚨 Scotland is facing a liver cancer crisis 📣Great to see @jackiebmsp & @Miles4Lothian call on @scotgovhealth @neilcgray to commit to sustainable funding for the nationwide rollout of the #ScotHPB pathway to help save lives & reduce inequalities in cancer care @LessSurvivable🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce Reposted

A pharmaceutical breakthrough will revolutionise the way hard-to-treat tumours are targeted by degrading the mutated proteins that trigger their growth ⬇️ thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/…


The @Independent has published a letter to the editor from the Taskforce, following Lord Darzi's review of the NHS. The Government's subsequent 10-year plan must now take action on these cancers. Read the article at this link: independent.co.uk/voices/letters… Read the letter here 👇

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On behalf of the Taskforce, we welcome @ChiOnwurah and look forward to working together on the development and and implementation of innovations for the less survivable cancers

Following an election, the Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee is @ChiOnwurah

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Thank you so much @PauletteHamilto for raising the shocking survival rates of #PancreaticCancer in #PMQs today. We're glad to hear @Keir_Starmer acknowledge the seriousness of the deadliest cancer & the need to speed up diagnosis & treatment - we'll keep pushing for this 💪


Congratulations from the Taskforce to @LaylaMoran on being elected as Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee. We very much look forward to working together to call for action on the less survivable cancers.

The Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee is @LaylaMoran after being elected unopposed.

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This morning our Head of Policy @A_BBearfield met with @AllisonCGardner MP, to discuss the need for action on the less survivable cancers. We're looking forward to working with Allison for the duration of this Parliament to move forward this vital agenda!

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The Taskforce was very pleased to meet with Scotland's Secretary for Health and Social Care @neilcgray this morning. The Scottish Health Secretary stated: “I am committed to continuing to work in partnership with the Taskforce to deliver on the Cancer Strategy and Action Plan."

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PLANETS chairman Neil Pearce has called on the government to intervene urgently over the shortage of a drug that can prevent life-threatening digestive problems in thousands of people with a range of medical conditions. Read more below 👇 planetscharity.org/news/planets-c… #creon #PERT


🧠 Encouraging to see an exciting new research centre that will aim to develop treatments for glioblastoma, an aggressive type of brain tumour.

Two leading cancer charities have committed to establishing a brain tumour research centre in Scotland in an attempt to find a cure thetimes.com/uk/scotland/ar…



It's always encouraging to see research that improves our understanding of the less survivable cancers - read below an article on pancreatic cancer. This highlights the importance of dedicated research funding to go towards the six #LessSurvivableCancers independent.co.uk/news/health/jo…


The Taskforce welcomes the appointment of the new Health team who will be responsible for improving cancer care, including the vital @UKLabour manifesto commitment to reduce cancer deaths. We look forward to working with @karinsmyth and the team on the less survivable cancers.

Meet the ministers supporting Health and Social Care Secretary @WesStreeting: ▶️ Minister for Health @karinsmyth ▶️ Minister for Care @SKinnock ▶️ Minister for Public Health and Prevention @GwynneMP ▶️ Minister for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health Baroness Merron



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