October 3rd 2010. crabsallover highlights. Crabsallover blogs about bowel cancer - Flexi-scope.
DAVID CAMERON:
... the NHS budget is going to grow in real terms every year during the life of this government. And that means we're able to not just leave it as it is; we are going to improve it. I mean take cancer. Today we're announcing that actually we're going to be spending another £164 million on cancer provision and really updating and improving our screening processes, particularly on bowel cancer, which can save 3,000 lives a year. And I think it's very important as we take the country through what are difficult decisions, to say look there are some things that are so important to families - like my family, like the thousands of families watching this programme - and the NHS is one of those things.
ANDREW MARR:
(over) If we were as good at curing cancer as the average European country, about 5,000 to 10,000 people in this country who die would live a year.
DAVID CAMERON:
That's right.
ANDREW MARR:
Can you say that you intend to close that gap?
DAVID CAMERON:
I absolutely want to close that gap. And I think the announcement today is part of that because we're dealing with one of the problems, which is screening people when they get to about our age. We need more screening. We've got to make sure …
ANDREW MARR:
We won't go into the nasty details, thank you.
DAVID CAMERON:
Alright, we won't go … (laughs) The flexi sigmoidoscopy, I think it's called, but I won't go into the details of where the camera goes.
ANDREW MARR:
Thank you.
DAVID CAMERON:
But if we look at that. And also the other thing is the early warning signs. The truth is we're never going to get to the best in Europe levels of cancer unless we recognise the symptoms earlier and treat people earlier. And so it's not just money. This is about how well GPs do the job, and we need to improve that as well.
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