Cancer diagnosis 'within four weeks for England'

The government has given more details of a package of measures to improve cancer treatment in England.

People in England who suspect they have cancer will be given a diagnosis or the all-clear within four weeks of seeing their GP.

Faster diagnosis could save up to 11,000 lives a year, according to an Independent Cancer Taskforce report.

Health correspondent Dominic Hughes reports.

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