Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce

The Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce represents patient charities of the six less survivable common cancers: cancers of the lungs, liver, brain, oesophagus, pancreas and stomach. These cancers have an average five-year survival rate of just 16%. Over 90,000 people will be diagnosed with either lung, liver, brain, stomach, pancreatic and oesophageal cancer in the UK each year. While representing a quarter of all cancer diagnoses, these six cancers account for 44% all cancer deaths. The Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce is calling for the Government to make a commitment to improving survival of these six cancers.