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Welsh Assembly Health Minister Vaughan Gething has said that NHS Wales should be proud of a rise in the number of people surviving cancer – but improvement is still needed.

Mr Gething was speaking at a Macmillan Cancer Care event on Wednesday (22/06/16). He said that health boards across Wales were working hard to meet the challenging cancer waiting times set by the Welsh government – and, as a result, 28% more people were seen, diagnosed and began treatment within the waiting time of the urgent suspected cancer pathway, compared with five years ago.

Cancer survival rates in Wales continue to increase year-on-year – and more than half of people will now survive five years after their diagnosis, with premature mortality for cancer having fallen by around 14% in the last ten years.

The 2013 cancer patient experience survey also showed that 96% of patients surveyed also had a favourable view of their care.

Mr Gething said:

“I have been a strong supporter of Macmillan Cancer Care for many years and have seen, first hand, the impressive work they do in supporting people living with cancer.

“I am acutely aware of the challenge we face with the numbers of people experiencing cancer in their lifetime increasing – this is set against a backdrop of increasing pressures on NHS resources.

“I am committed to a collaborative approach in Wales – working with charities like Macmillian and Tenovus – to address the demand on cancer services, getting people the best outcome and experience possible.

“The positive survival rates for cancer that we are seeing are not accidental –
they are the result of the hard work of clinicians, managers, planners and the successful implementation of our Cancer Delivery Plan.

“We now need to build on the positives of the plan in this Assembly term, strengthening it, transforming diagnosis in Wales, so we capture most cancers in more treatable stages.

“For more and more of us, cancer will be successfully treated – but we should never be complacent.

“I want a healthcare system that delivers world class outcomes and is adaptable to individuals’ needs – a system fully geared up to the latest techniques and clinical trials.

“The only way we will get there is to work together.”

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