Action Kidney Cancer united with over 60 national charities as One Cancer Voice to call on the UK Government to deliver an ambitious, fully funded National Cancer Plan for England to improve the lives and treatment of people with cancer.

New information from Cancer Research UK suggests that there will be more than 6 million new cancer diagnoses in England alone between now and 2040. This is one person being diagnosed with cancer every two minutes in 2040.

The new projections suggest that there will be 250,000 (a quarter of a million) new cases of kidney cancer diagnosed between now and 2040.

Despite progress in survival, which has doubled since the 1970s, the rising number of cases threatens to add additional demands on an already overstretched NHS. Without action, the NHS in England risks falling behind comparable countries in the care and treatment of patients and cancer outcomes. This is why Action Kidney Cancer are joining #OneCancerVoice in calling for the National Cancer Plan to deliver the best care and treatment for people affected by cancer, now and in the future.

The National Cancer Plan for England is expected to be published later this year. The One Cancer Voice coalition has outlined six essential aims the plan must meet to make the NHS in England a world leader in cancer care and treatment:

1. Pledge to meet all cancer wait times by 2029 – the end of this Parliament

2. Set a new earlier diagnosis target, improve screening programmes and support primary care to reduce later stage cancer diagnosis

3. Introduce strong prevention policies, tackling major risk factors

4. Ensure every patient receives the best possible treatment and inequalities are addressed

5. Improve access to clinical trials for cancer patients, positioning the NHS as the world leader for cancer research and innovation

6. Support everyone to live well with and beyond cancer with practical and emotional support embedded in NHS cancer care

The One Cancer Voice charities are calling for the plan to be fully funded to enable these aims to be met.

Read the One Cancer Voice press release here: OCV press release – OVER 6 MILLION NEW CANCER CASES IN ENGLAND BY 2040