The great debate: is delivering innovation compatible with sustainable and equitable cancer care?The current state of cancer care in England is a regular news feature, whether its long waiting

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Community services are under growing strain, with more than 1.1 million people waiting for care, and the steepest rise among children and young people. Focus to date has largely been on efforts to imp...

NHS continuing health care provides funded health and social care support for people with very complex needs outside hospital. Yet our comprehensive new report shows this system is highly inconsistent...

As part of its 10 Year Health Plan, the government plans to shift care from hospital to community and integrate neighbourhood health services. This long read examines the policy levers available to ma...

Join us at this free online event as we explore what neighbourhood health services, innovation and national policy changes might mean for the future of cancer care.

Nature Reviews Cancer, Published online: 26 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41568-025-00861-4In this Perspective, de Magalhães explores the evolutionary relationship between cancer and ageing, proposing that the need to minimize cancer risk early in life may contribute to tissue degeneration later on, representing a trade-off that constrains the evolution of longer lifespans.

A first-of-its-kind experiment shows a three-year exercise program improved survival in colon cancer patients.

After a flurry of resignations by NHS England’s (NHSE) top brass in the past few weeks—and while commentators and staff were still busy digesting the announcement of a 50% reduction in head count at t...

Following the announcement that NHS England is to be abolished, Siva Anandaciva considers the implications and why at the moment there are more questions than answers.