Early Diagnosis

Earlier diagnosis of cancer will save or extend more lives and improve quality of life for people affected by cancer.

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Faster Diagnosis

The NHS Long Term Plan sets the ambition that, from 2028, an extra 55,000 people each year will survive for five years or more following a cancer diagnosis.

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Treatment and Care

A good quality of life is as important to people as survival, and receiving care that is tailored to an individual's needs can have a significant impact on their experience.

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Innovation

Driving innovation to elevate cancer care - delivering earlier and faster diagnoses, more personalised treatments, and enhance outcomes for every patient. 

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Early Diagnosis

Earlier diagnosis of cancer will save or extend more lives and improve quality of life for people affected by cancer.

Faster Diagnosis

The NHS Long Term Plan sets the ambition that, from 2028, an extra 55,000 people each year will survive for five years or more following a cancer diagnosis.

Treatment and Care

A good quality of life is as important to people as survival, and receiving care that is tailored to an individual's needs can have a significant impact on their experience.

Innovation

Driving innovation to elevate cancer care - delivering earlier and faster diagnoses, more personalised treatments, and enhance outcomes for every patient. 

We've launched our new Cancer Innovation Strategy 2025 - 2028!

In partnership with Health Innovation West of England, our strategy sets out our vision to improve cancer outcomes, earlier diagnosis and more personalised treatment.

The Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon & Gloucestershire Cancer Alliance is the forum to bring providers and commissioners together with patients, to co-design services to optimise pathways, ensure effective integration and address variation, and are the vehicle that leads the activity required at a local level to meet the  ambitions set out by the National Cancer Programme Team.

The Cancer Alliance puts clinical leaders across primary, secondary, and tertiary care in the driving seat for improving quality and outcomes across cancer pathways, based on shared data and metrics. Continuing to deliver the strategy and its programmes will require committed leadership, smart choices around investing to save, and a firm intent to try new approaches and test new models of care.

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About SWAG Cancer Alliance

We are responsible for leading the local delivery of the national cancer strategy which sets an exciting vision for the transformation of cancer services.

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Our Priorities

Early Diagnosis

Early Diagnosis

Early Diagnosis

Faster Diagnosis

Faster Diagnosis

Faster Diagnosis

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Innovation and Research

Innovation & Research

Treatment and Care

Treatment and Care

Treatment and Care

Health Inequality

Health Inequalities

Health Inequalities

Patient Engagement

Patient Engagement

Patient Engagement

Latest news

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Launch of Days Matter: Driving Rapid Transformation in Cancer Pathways

July 29, 2025

We are proud to launch ‘Days Matter’ – a bold new 100-day initiative aimed at improving cancer outcomes by tackling avoidable delays across the entire cancer pathway.  In cancer care,…

Patients Rate Cancer Care Across SWAG 9 out of 10 in National Survey

July 22, 2025

Published: July 2025  Patients across the Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire (SWAG) Cancer Alliance have rated their cancer care 9 out of 10, according to the latest National Cancer Patient Experience Survey (NCPES). This…

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Behind the Role: What It Means to Be a Lead Cancer Nurse

July 22, 2025

As part of Good Care Month, we’re shining a light on the often unseen but vital roles that shape cancer care across the South West. One such role is that…