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Epoch Times
7 days ago
- Business
- Epoch Times
Cancer Death Rates Down More Than 20 Percent in Last 50 Years but Cases Rising: Report
Cancer death rates have fallen by more than a fifth in the last 50 years but cases are rising, according to a new analysis. A report from Cancer Research UK found people are now more likely to get cancer than decades ago, but are less likely to die from the disease. Figures show that the rate of people dying from cancer in the UK has fallen by around 22 percent since the early 1970s, but the rate of people being diagnosed with the disease has risen by almost half. In 1973, some 328 per 100,000 people died from cancer, dropping to around 252 per 100,000 in 2023, driven by improvements in areas such as diagnosis and better treatment, as well as action to cut smoking. The study said: 'Survival for all cancers combined in England and Wales has doubled since the early 1970s, but progress has slowed over the last 10 years and remains lower than other comparable countries. 'Survival increased three to five times faster in previous decades, compared with the improvement since 2010.' Related Stories 5/30/2025 5/24/2025 Cancer Research UK warned that, despite improvement in overall survival, many more people are being diagnosed with cancer compared with 50 years ago. Incidence rates have risen sharply by almost half (47 percent) across Great Britain over this period, from around 413 cases per 100,000 people to around 607 cases per 100,000 people. The report listed the preventable causes of cancer, saying smoking remains the biggest cause of cancer, while obesity is linked to 13 different types of the disease. Other risks include not using sunscreen or failing to cover up in the sun, sunbeds, alcohol, lack of exercise, and diets high in processed meat. A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London, on Jan. 18, 2023. Jeff Moore/PA Media The report pointed out that around half of all new cancer diagnoses are in people aged 70 and over, but incidence rates are currently rising fastest in younger people. It said: 'In the UK, cancer incidence rates have increased by 23% in people aged 20 to 49 since the early 1990s. 'However, population growth is concentrated in older age groups, so in terms of patient numbers, the biggest increase in cancer cases has been in older people.' The study also found that, on average, just over half of cancers are diagnosed at an early stage in England (54 percent), and this proportion has not changed for almost a decade. Michelle Mitchell, Cancer Research UK's chief executive, said: 'It's fantastic to see that thanks to research, cancer death rates have drastically reduced over the last 50 years, and survival has doubled. 'However, there's more that can be done. This report highlights that over 460 people die from cancer every single day in the UK, and too many cases are diagnosed at a late stage. 'If we want to change that, we need bold action from the UK government. 'The upcoming National Cancer Plan for England must improve cancer survival, and transform cancer services. 'If this plan is done right, it could save countless lives across England and ensure people affected by cancer live longer, better lives.' Cancer Research UK is calling for commitments such as the national rollout of a targeted lung cancer screening programme, quicker access to diagnostic tests for all patients, better access to GPs for speedy diagnosis, and action to improve cancer waiting times. Its new study is the first ever to include 50 years of cancer death and incidence data for the UK. Elsewhere, MPs and members of the House of Lords have urged the government to prioritise faster diagnosis of less survivable cancers, which are those that develop in the brain, pancreas, liver, lung, oesophagus, and stomach. A new report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Less Survivable Cancers claims these cancers claim 67,000 lives a year, around 42 percent of cancer deaths. Doubling diagnoses rates in these areas could save an additional 7,500 lives a year, it said. Paulette Hamilton, chairwoman of the APPG on Less Survivable Cancers, said this is a 'crucial moment for transforming patient outcomes and accelerating survival rates for the less survivable cancers.' 'We're on the brink of research breakthroughs and in the midst of developing potentially game-changing government health reforms,' she added. 'In this backdrop, achieving faster diagnosis for these devastating cancers is finally within reach.' Professor Peter Johnson, NHS national clinical director for cancer, said: 'The NHS is seeing and treating record numbers of people for cancer, with more people diagnosed at an earlier stage than ever before, and survival rates in England at an all-time high. 'We have developed world-leading programmes, including lung cancer screening in convenient locations such as car parks and using AI to spot skin cancer, making it easier than ever before to get checked. 'The latest data shows that more than three quarters of people received the all-clear or a definitive cancer diagnosis within four weeks of an NHS urgent cancer referral.'
Glasgow Times
26-04-2025
- Politics
- Glasgow Times
Vehicle appears to drive into Just Stop Oil protesters during London march
A mass of people wearing JSO's signature orange vests rallied on Saturday afternoon. This comes after the group claimed a victory on new oil and gas licenses and said 'we're hanging up the hi vis' and 'we will take to the streets one last time'. Activists appeared to occasionally block roads on the Trafalgar Square roundabout during the planned walk from St James' Park to Waterloo. Video taken by the PA news agency seems to show a man slowly driving a white minivan carrying a child and at least one other passenger towards protesters for the environmental campaign group. People standing front of the vehicle, some holding a JSO banner, look to hold their hands up with one shouting 'officer, I'm being pushed back'. The vehicle appeared to face-off with protesters (Jeff Moore/PA) The minivan appeared to edge forwards until the bonnet was pressing against them. He then exited the vehicle and could be heard shouting 'what are you doing blocking the whole road up?' and saying to police 'what about my right to get home?' as a mass of people including press photographers gathered closely. Film appears to capture the officers reminding the man that the disruption is temporary and that people had a right to protest. Police seemed to successfully call for the crowd to move away from the vehicle. Other similar incidents of drivers apparently becoming frustrated with people in the road were caught on camera. Last month JSO announced it would stop direct action and announced it had won its demand to end new oil and gas. A Just Stop Oil protest outside Downing Street (Jeff Moore/PA) During Saturday's rally Keir Lane, 59, from Northamptonshire, told the PA news agency: 'You learn the ropes, you learn your business, and you have to identify your strengths and your weaknesses and make changes in what you do. 'This is why JSO are hanging up the hi-vis vest. 'Effectively what we're saying is we are stopping one model of operating which is the disruptive action that we're known for, and that will then morph into other things… what happens with the Just Stop Oil name, again, I don't think that's that's decided'. Asked if that action had become a weakness, he said: 'No, but you can't carry on doing the same thing time and time again'. The march paused at Downing Street, as well as the Royal Courts of Justice where the names of 11 JSO activists said to be serving jail sentences were read out. It concluded outside the Shell Centre, Waterloo, that was blocked by police. A message from the co-founder of JSO and Extinction Rebellion, Roger Hallam, recorded in prison was played to the crowd. He said: 'I have been in a state of some nervous tension all week because I don't particularly feel uplifting to be honest, and faking it is not really one of my things. 'I didn't agree with the winding up of JSO and I want to see a lot more mobilisation and all the rest of it. 'In addition, I've been given a weather report which says that next week hundreds of Asian cities will have all-time high record temperatures and it will be 50C in the Philippines. 'No doubt if a million people have died in record temperatures by this time next week then people will be putting on their hi vis rather than hanging them up.' Hallam was originally jailed for five years for agreeing to disrupt traffic by having protesters climb onto gantries over the M25 for four successive days, but his sentence was later reduced to one of four years at the Court of Appeal. JSO has drawn attention, criticism and jail terms for protests ranging from throwing soup on Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers and spray painting Charles Darwin's grave to climbing on gantries over the M25. In its March statement announcing the end of direct action, it said: 'Just Stop Oil's initial demand to end new oil and gas is now Government policy, making us one of the most successful civil resistance campaigns in recent history. 'We've kept over 4.4 billion barrels of oil in the ground and the courts have ruled new oil and gas licences unlawful.' The Labour Government has said it will not issue licences for new oil and gas exploration, while a series of recent court cases have halted fossil fuel projects including oil drilling in Surrey, a coal mine in Cumbria and the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields in the North Sea over climate pollution. But Labour has distanced itself from Just Stop Oil, with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer criticising its actions and saying protesters must face the full force of the law. The Metropolitan Police have been approached for comment.
Western Telegraph
26-04-2025
- General
- Western Telegraph
‘I feel an orphan since the Pope's death' – Catholics at Westminster Cathedral
Multiple masses were held for Pope Francis at the largest Roman Catholic church in England and Wales on Saturday. People trickled in during the morning with some watching the funeral proceedings in Rome from their phones. People looking at a photo of Pope Francis at Westminster Cathedral in central London, on the day of the Pope's funeral (Jeff Moore/PA) Three condolence books had been set up and one woman had the live stream playing beside her as she wrote a tribute to the 88-year-old who died on Easter Monday. Catholic faithful at the central London church expressed their shock that Francis had died the day after appearing publicly on Easter Sunday. They hoped his legacy of caring for the poor is continued and one attendee said he would like the next pope to use technology effectively as Francis did. Senior staff nurse Nesta Munyoro regularly attends the Westminster Cathedral, sometimes daily, and it is close her workplace at St Thomas' Hospital. The 61-year-old, who moved to the UK from Zimbabwe in 2002, told the PA news agency: 'He was one of the best popes I've ever seen. He was very kind and he was always looking for the poor, the marginalised. 'I think he felt he has to identify with them – just like Jesus Christ, he didn't come for the good ones, he came for the ones who are lost, so I think he followed in his footsteps, so I wish I could also be like him.' He was one of the best popes I've ever seen. He was very kind and he was always looking for the poor, the marginalised Nesta Munyoro The South Norwood resident added: 'I just feel like I'm now an orphan because we don't have a father, although there are still other Catholic priests, but I think he was the father figure to all of us because of the doctrine and also the teachings which he gave to us.' The news of Francis's death broke as she was on her way to the church and she said she wishes the next pope will carry his legacy on. Professor Chris Imafidon travelled to the church from his home in Essex to pay his respects on Saturday. The image of Francis kissing the feet of Sudanese fighters in April 2019 will 'stay in my mind forever', he said. Professor Imafidon, who is the chairman of the Excellence in Education Programme, which works with churches and faith-based groups to help children with schooling, told PA: 'You are supposed to bow to the pope, the pope is not supposed to bow to you, so he just flipped it. Incredible. 'I don't know of any current leader that is that convinced and passionate.' Westminster Cathedral (Jeff Moore/PA) He praised Francis for discussing climate change and pushing for unity between faiths. He said he would like the conclave to elect someone who is 'ideologically convinced and that cannot be swayed'. 'Pope Francis was told he shouldn't use the internet, guess what he did? He studied it very carefully, he not only used the internet, he used the AI tools to drive his social media message, and that was global, that was a global success. 'So I want someone that is persuaded that the next generation really needs technology to get the message out', he said. A mother, who asked not to be identified as she had fled domestic violence, told PA that the next pope must continue to work for the marginalised and the poor. She described the Victoria area as 'a place of power' filled with wealth and politics. But she added: 'Every day, when I walk out, walk about, I see people, their dignity is being taken away… I am not in a position to help them. 'I have helped people in the past in my own way, but I cannot help, it hurts me.' She came to pay her respects at the church and said she does not have a television to watch the Vatican proceedings. The Catholic quoted Cardinal Vincent Nichols in her condolence book note: 'A voice proclaiming the innate dignity of every human being, especially those who are poor or marginalised, is now silent.'
