We need to ensure that cancer screening services can be accessed by all communities
Commenting on a study in the Lancet journal which suggests that some more deprived areas have a 70 per cent lower survival rate for cancer than more affluent areas, Cllr David Fothergill, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board said:
“This report clearly illustrates the disparities in cancer survival rates across the country.
“We need to ensure that cancer screening services can be accessed by all communities and that everyone, regardless of their social and personal circumstance, has an opportunity to make an informed personal choice about cancer screening
“We need to strengthen efforts to understand and engage with specific community groups to address variations in participation.”