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Today, (4th February 2026) the Wales Cancer Alliance is calling on the next Welsh Government to take a long-term, strategic approach to planning cancer services as short-term plans and initiatives have not provided the scale of improvements patients need. “As of today, World Cancer Day, Wales is the only UK nation without a long-term plan […]

Today, (15th October 2025) the Allied Health Professional workforce from across Wales will come together at an all-Wales symposium to celebrate the progress being made around cancer prehabilitation services in Wales. Prehabilitation is now embedded in all National Optimal Pathways (NOPs). Despite this, significant inequities persist in access to, referrals to, and uptake of prehabilitation […]

31st January 2023 This is welcome news, as the Wales Cancer Alliance has been calling for a detailed plan for cancer services since the Cancer Delivery Plan for Wales came to an end in 2020. The Cancer Improvement Plan for Wales outlines the steps NHS Wales needs to take to improve cancer outcomes, and enhance […]

Many of our member charities provide specialist support for accessing the right benefits, grants and debt relief

Members of the Wales Cancer Alliance were pleased to meet with Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services, earlier this month. It was a first chance for our member organisations to sit down with the Minister and discuss the forthcoming Cancer Services Action Plan since it was announced in May. The Action Plan […]

Wales’s cancer services could struggle to recover after the pandemic warn 20 leading cancer charities

Issued: 10 December 2020 In response to the Welsh Government’s statement on NHS Pressures a spokesperson for the Wales Cancer Alliance said: “This is a worrying time for people living with cancer and those going through the process of receiving a diagnosis. “We would strongly encourage anyone who is worried or has anxieties about their […]

Dr Mark Taubert from Velindre Cancer Centre led the first Wales Cancer Alliance seminar on his work supporting people through the Coronavirus pandemic. You can watch the seminar in full here. Nia Campbell and Adrian Ortega wrote specially for the Wales Cancer Alliance about the seminar and their reflections on what good communication means in […]

This document has been produced by the Clinical Psychology team in Cardiff & Vale University Health Board. A period of isolation will be challenging for everyone; but we hope these ideas may help to lessen the impact. They may not all be possible for everyone – use any of these suggestions which might be appropriate […]

Wales’s leading cancer charities are urging people with cancer symptoms to see their doctor as GPs warn the coronavirus outbreak is keeping people with these symptoms away.