On nearly every metric, the UK is ranked as one of the worst places in the Western world to have cancer. But today, the government is rolling out an ambitious new National Cancer Plan to tackle the crisis. Will it be able to shorten waiting lists? Or do cultural problems within the NHS warrant a deeper fix?

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Guests:

Shaun Lintern, health editor, The Sunday Times.
Jeremy Langmead, brand and content director of MR PORTER and contributor to The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producers: Micaela Arneson, Harry Stott.

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