TCR produces new estimates for the number of cancer survivors in the UK

Jacob Maddams and Henrik Møller of the Thames Cancer Registry have, in conjunction with Macmillan Cancer Support and The National Cancer Intelligence Network, produced new estimates of the number of cancer survivors in the UK. Cancer survivors are defined as those people alive in the population who have, at some point in the past, been diagnosed with cancer. The new estimate of 2 million is much higher than previous figures.

The new research received considerable media coverage, including on the BBC and Cancer Research UK.

A summary presentation of the main findings can be found here.

For more information please contact Jacob at jacob.maddams@kcl.ac.uk