Timely cancer diagnosis ‘shouldn’t be a question of luck’ says Streeting

The Health Secretary has asserted that securing a timely cancer diagnosis “shouldn’t be a question of luck,” as he announced a substantial funding injection to facilitate patient checks closer to home.

The government is investing £237 million into new and improved community diagnostic centres (CDCs) across England. Wes Streeting described the new CDCs as “part of the biggest expansion in NHS diagnostics in a generation.”

“The NHS delivered a record number of tests and scans last year but there’s still a long way to go before we’re catching disease on time,” Mr Streeting said.

“I was one of the lucky ones – my kidney cancer was caught early, and today I’m living cancer-free.

“But it shouldn’t be a question of luck.