NHS to train more cancer specialists in deprived areas in bid to end postcode lottery

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By Storm Newton, PA

More doctors will be able to train to become cancer specialists at NHS trusts in deprived areas of England under government plans to end a postcode lottery in cancer care.

A raft of new tests and technologies to spot cases of the disease earlier will also be assessed by the NHS spending watchdog to determine if they can be rolled out in the health service.