Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Health – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 2 November 2010.
Paul Burstow
The Minister of State, Department of Health
2:30,
2 November 2010
Our health spending now matches European levels, but our cancer survival rates do not match European levels. If we brought survival rates up to the best in Europe, we could save up to 10,000 lives a year. Our updated cancer strategy will set out how our NHS reforms will improve cancer survival rates.
