At Liver Cancer UK, we are committed to actively campaigning for improvements in the early detection and treatment of liver cancer to be prioritised — and now is a crucial moment to push for real change.
Liver cancer is the fastest rising cause of cancer death in the UK, yet it remains significantly under-recognised in national cancer strategies. With a devastating five-year survival rate of just 13%, urgent action is needed to diagnose people earlier and save lives.
As part of our response to the Department of Health and Social Care’s consultation on the national cancer plan for England, Liver Cancer UK, part of the British Liver Trust, is urging the government to take decisive action to improve early diagnosis, access to treatment, and long-term care for people affected by liver cancer.
This call for evidence follows on from the 10-year cancer plan call for evidence in 2022 and the major conditions strategy call for evidence. We’ll be reviewing and updating our last submissions to these inquiries and to the Health Select Committee’s future cancer inquiry: committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/120716/pdf.
The government’s ambition is to reduce the number of lives lost to cancer, in line with the government’s health mission goal to reduce lives lost to the biggest killers. The national cancer plan will set out how we achieve this goal in line with the shifts and reforms set out by the 10 Year Health Plan: moving care from hospitals to the community, embracing digital transformation, and shifting from treatment to prevention.
We want to hear from you. We’ll be submitting our evidence to the Department of Health’s consultation on the national cancer plan for England, which closes on the 29th of April. If you have any views or comments that you would like us to include in our submission please email policy@britishlivertrust.org.uk by Monday the 21st of April. The government is interest in how we can improve prevention, access, early diagnosis, treatment, living with and beyond cancer.