Figures reveal cancer care 'postcode lottery' - The Telegraph 26th November 2007

Cancer care in Britain is subject to a postcode lottery, with some health trusts spending three times more on patients than others, new figures have revealed. Huge discrepancies in funding mean that the life expectancy of patients could vary from region to region as expensive life-saving drugs are dispensed to only those living in certain areas. Figures reveal cancer care 'postcode lottery' Experts say cancer patients in higher-spending areas could have a significantly better chance of survival Bottom of the league table is Oxfordshire, where each cancer patient is allotted £5,182 a year, while in Nottingham spending is three times that at £17,028, putting them top. Across England the average spend per patient is £8,437.

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