UK is still way down the European Cancer survival League, although it is slowly improving.
The causes of this are multifactorial, however, cancer is treated far more aggressively in other countries of the world.
Take breast cancer for example:
More than 800 women a year are funded for Halaven, which extends the life of women with an especially aggressive form of the disease by almost five months on average.
Around half of women live longer than a year after receiving the drug, which costs around £10,000 for a six-month course of treatment, and is prescribed as standard care in 55 countries.
Funding for the above has been withdrawn.
The financial pot is limited and easily drained and yes i do feel for people with long term illnesses, many of them mental who are given the personal allowance, however, cancer treatment and prolongation of life bust be afforded even if it means reducing personal allowance.