0 Have your say Former health secretary Andrew Lansley has revealed he is being treated for bowel cancer and is blaming Tory budget cuts for it not being found earlier through screening. The Conservative peer said cuts “wrongly” imposed by the Treasury had frustrated the delivery of a screening programme he introduced in 2010, which could have led to earlier diagnosis.Lord Lansley, 61, is calling for action to ensure future sufferers do not have to rely on chance for an early diagnosis, which is crucial to survival.He was diagnosed with stage three tumours nine months ago when spreading back pain and “nagging” from his wife persuaded him to see his GP.“I want to know that for others like me in future, with better knowledge about symptoms, with earlier improved screening in place, and with a new focus on personalised preventative medicine, it really isn’t about luck,” he said.He called on future plans to include cutting the age for screening to 50 “in line with international best practice”.Last week BBC newsreader George Alagiah, 62, who is receiving treatment for bowel cancer for the second time, said the disease may have been caught sooner with earlier screening if NHS England had similar… Read full this story
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