We are the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce, made up of: @ActionHeartburn, @BrainTumourOrg @GutsCharityUK, @LiverTrust, @Roy_Castle_Lung and @PancreaticCanUK.
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Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce retweeted
Right now, 7 in 10 people with pancreatic cancer are told there is no treatment available for them. Their chance of survival is taken away.
This is unacceptable.
Read more about the demands of our new #DemandSurvivalNow petition and sign today: bit.ly/4xbymnI
Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce retweeted
@healthdpt @mikenesbittni what similar action can we expect here in Northern Ireland to transform #Cancer outcomes, what are the key lessons for us from this important plan? #cancercantwait
The Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce warmly welcomes the publication of the National Cancer Plan and the ambition it sets out to transform cancer outcomes in England.
Read our full response 👇🔗
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Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce retweeted
For the first time, the #NationalCancerPlan has made less survivable cancers, like pancreatic cancer, a priority.
Read our analysis on the Plan, what this means for people affected by pancreatic cancer, and how you have supported us to make this happen: bit.ly/4rFssI8
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Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce retweeted
Great article in @politicshome by @patrick_hurley drawing attention to need to improve the awful situation of Stage 4 #oesophageal cancer diagnoses @lesssurvivable politicshome.com/opinion/art…
Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce retweeted
£130 less per cancer death. That's the shocking research funding gap for less survivable cancers like lung, liver & pancreas.
As a former NHS nurse, I see the human cost. Our Cancer Plan must close it!
#CloseTheResearchGap @LessSurvivable
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Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce retweeted
It's Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Week 🎗️ Over 90,000 people in the UK each year are diagnosed with brain, liver, lung, oesophageal, pancreatic or stomach cancer. Learn how to support the fight: lesssurvivablecancers.org.uk…
@LessSurvivable @GutsCharityUK
#CancerAwareness #NHS
Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce retweeted
She has urged people to listen to their body after being treated for one of the six less survivable cancers
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Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce retweeted
It's Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Week 2026.
@LessSurvivable is calling on the Government to finally tackle the shocking research gap holding back progress.
Consistent, sustained research is crucial. It's time to close the gap!
#CloseTheResearchGap
Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce retweeted
Time for Parliament and the Government to act! Too many people are dying from @lesssurvivable cancers where outcomes could be improved with research priorities that focusses on developing treatment that would save most lives! #closetheresearchgap #oesophageal cancer
Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce retweeted
As a member of @lesssurvivable, Cancer Research Wales is proud that our early funded research using viruses to treat cancer has recently been used in patients with cholangiocarcinoma and pancreatic cancer as part of the ATTEST trial.
Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce retweeted
Less Survivable Cancers @LessSurvivable receive just 19% of research funding despite causing 40% of all cancer deaths. This glaring inequality is why we're calling for government to #CloseTheResearchGap. We know with greater, sustained funding and improved infrastructure, research can transform the lives of those affected by these deadly cancers.
Contact your MP today and help us close the research gap.
👉 bit.ly/3Ngg6qF
Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce retweeted
This week marks @LessSurvivable Cancers Awareness Week. Raising awareness of the 6 less survivable cancers, of which oesophageal and stomach are 2. Prof Rebecca Fitzgerald highlights the difference BEST4 can make for early diagnosis. This is something we continue to work on in NI
Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce retweeted
💔 'Odd e'n teimlo bod dim lot wedi newid o ran helpu pobl i oroesi y clefyd ‘ma': newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/…
Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce retweeted
Today marks the first day of Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Week.
This week, @LessSurvivable will be sharing shocking figures on the research gap, encouraging you to take action, and showcasing what research can do for Less Survivable Cancers.
#CloseTheResearchGap
Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce retweeted
The @lesssurvivable taskforce represents cancers such as pancreatic and lung cancer. Its aim is to close the cancer gap and increase five-year survival rates to 28% by 2029 – potentially saving an extra 10,000 lives every year.
#LessSurvivableCancers #LungCancerAwareness
Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce retweeted
We have made great progress on cancer generally over the years, but NOT for the @lesssurvivable cancers. #CloseTheResearchGap
Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce retweeted
What if #lungcancer was no longer one of the less survivable cancers?
This week is #LessSurvivableCancersAwarenessWeek (12–16 Jan). Lung cancer is one of these cancers, largely because too many people are diagnosed late.
For EGFR+, early diagnosis & proper biomarker testing matter. They shape treatment options, quality of life, & survival.
Earlier diagnosis, better symptom awareness, & equitable access to testing can change outcomes. #LCSM
Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce retweeted
Highlighting oesophageal cancer - one of the less survivable cancers & the BEST4 trials, a groundbreaking research programme led by Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, HCUK Trustee & Director.
Today marks the first day of #LessSurvivableCancersAwarenessWeek. This week, we’ll be sharing shocking figures on the research gap, encouraging you to take action, and showcasing what research can do for Less Survivable Cancers.
Starting with BEST4 👇
Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce retweeted
A timely reminder for @lesssurvivable cancer awareness week, that its origins were in that seminal paper by Hannah McConnell et al. 2017;7:e016797 that showed the seriously reduced survival rates for this group of common cancers where progress had not been made for some decades
Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce retweeted
Thank you to @CliveJonesMP for securing the debate on Less Survivable Cancers today in Westminster Hall and for noting the work of @LessSurvivable, of which we are a founding member.