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Lung cancer care 'inadequate'

(BBC 02/11/2009)

Key areas of lung cancer care are still "woefully inadequate", a report by leading lung cancer experts says. The UK Lung Cancer Care Coalition, an umbrella group composed of doctors, charities and private health firms, says UK care lags behind Europe. It says too few patients are receiving treatment, such as chemotherapy or surgery, because of staff shortages. The government says it already recognises that more needs to be done to improve lung cancer services.