Miliband to unveil £150m plan to boost cancer care

Labour is to promise extra help for cancer patients by pledging an extra £150 million to improve services.

This will include testing by family doctors with the aim to getting results within one week after government figures revealed 23,000 patients waited longer than their target time.

Outdated radiotherapy machines will also be replaced in treatment centres in England.

Ahead of a visit to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge today, Ed Miliband said: "There can be nothing more worrying for patients and their families than waiting to hear if you have this terrible disease.

"Speeding up cancer tests will help reduce the anxiety of waiting for a test result, improve early diagnosis, and ensure those who need it can start treatment sooner.

"And we know that early diagnosis dramatically improves the chances of successful treatment while saving the NHS on the costs of late intervention."

Labour are unveiling the plan as part of their pledge to "save the NHS".