The number of deaths from three cancers - breast, prostate and bowel - are set to almost halve by the end of the decade, figures show. However, data from Macmillan Cancer Support found the lung cancer mortality rate showed little sign of slowing.
Plain cigarette packaging should be introduced to help lower the amount of people dying from lung cancer, a leading health charity has said.
Macmillan Cancer Support made the renewed call for the reintroduction of the controversial policy, amid a Government review into the effectiveness of plain packaging.
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Chief executive of Macmillan Cancer Support, Ciaran Devane said:
The Democratic presidential candidate may also have shown his cards on his choice of running mate.
The US president also shared a post on Twitter accusing Dr Anthony Fauci of misleading the public over hydroxychloroquine.
Fears over an impending second wave of coronavirus dominates Wednesday’s front pages.