A Department of Health and Social Care spokesman said: “These findings underline why early diagnosis is at the heart of our national cancer plan.”To help catch cancer sooner, we’re investing in new technologies to speed up diagnosis, expanding genetic testing, and supporting research to better understand the causes of cancer and who may be most at risk.”We’re also prioritising research into less-survivable and rarer cancers, and our ambition is for three-quarters of people diagnosed by 2035 to be cancer-free or living well with cancer, saving 320,000 lives.”Our newly announced national cancer board has a specific representative for children and young people, as we’re aware of the devastating impact of getting cancer at an earlier stage of life.”