New photo The Government aims to boost survival rates by setting three-week cancer diagnosis target for NHS

THE government wants to set the NHS its first ever diagnosis target – by getting cancer patients diagnosed within three weeks of visiting their GP about their symptoms.

The policy is likely to be unveiled at this week’s Tory conference as part of a 10-year plan for the NHS, it was reported last night.

A quicker diagnosis could potentially save lives

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Doctors will be urged to “scan first, ask questions later”, according to the Daily Telegraph, after recent research showed Britain’s survival rates lag far behind the rest of Europe.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said: “The NHS does an amazing job the treatment of cancer…but the area that clearly needs improvement is on diagnosis and ultimately on prevention.

“We are best in class at cure once diagnosed, but we are nowhere near where we want to be on diagnosis and on early diagnosis.”

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Current NHS targets focus on ensuring cancer patients begin treatment within 62 days of seeing of a GP, meaning many may wait weeks or months for a diagnosis while the disease continues to spread.

Britain’s survival rate for some cancers is a decade behind patients in some countries, like France and Sweden, according to data published last year.

Mr Hancock is also due to tell delegates that millions of cancer sufferers will be offered the chance to have their genes sequenced by researchers in a bid to create more personalised drugs and treatments.

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News Pictures The Government aims to boost survival rates by setting three-week cancer diagnosis target for NHS

You don’t have to pack away your bikini just because you’re the wrong side of 20. These body-beautiful stars reveal their secrets to staying in shape and prove you can smoulder in a two-piece, whatever your age. Read on and be bikini inspired!

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Hayden Panettiere
Size: 8
Age: 18
Height: 5ft 1in
Weight: 8st

To achieve her kick-ass figure, Hayden – who plays cheerleader Claire Bennet in Heroes – follows the ‘quartering’ rule. She eats only a quarter of the food on her plate, then waits 20 minutes before deciding whether she needs to eat again.

Hayden says: “I don’t have a model’s body, but I’m not one of those crazy girls who thinks that they’re fat. I’m OK with what I have.”

Nicollette says: “I don’t like diets – I see it, I eat it! I believe in eating healthily with lots of protein, vegetables and carbs to give you energy.”

kim cattrall

Size: 10-12
Age: 52
Height: 5ft 8in
Weight: 9st 4lb

SATC star Kim swears by gym sessions with Russian kettle bells (traditional cast-iron weights) and the South Beach Diet to give her the body she wants. To avoid overeating, Kim has a radical diet trick – squirting lemon juice on her leftovers – so she won’t carry on picking.

Kim says: “I am no super-thin Hollywood actress. I am built for men who like women to look like women.”
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