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Critically appraise the primary and secondary prevention (health promotion) elements of the NHS cancer plan.
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"Critically appraise the primary and secondary prevention (health promotion) elements of the NHS cancer plan. Include in your discussion how well these elements relate to known effective strategies for primary and secondary prevention of cancers and how they will contribute to a reduction in inequalities in health." Cancer patients in the UK face long delays before treatment and their survival rates compare badly to the US and many European countries (Kerr et al, 2002). To combat this well known fact, the highly ambitious NHS Cancer Plan was launched by the Government in September 2000, and has four main aims: * To save more lives * To ensure people with cancer get the right professional support and care as well as the best treatments * To tackle the inequalities in health that mean unskilled workers are twice as likely to die from cancer as professionals * To build for the future through investment in...
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