Concern over cancer target
TARGETS for initiatives to tackle cancer have been dropped by many local authorities across Scotland.
Anti-smoking charity ASH Scotland examined the number of Single Outcome Agreements (SOAs) set out by councils to deal with issues such as tobacco and cancer in their local areas.
But yesterday ASH Scotland found that the number of SOAs designed to tackle cancer fell from 20 in 2008 to eight this year among Scotland's 32 local authorities. These agreements include pledges to reduce cancer deaths and improve waiting times for treatment.
Philippa Bonella, the charity's director of policy and campaigns, said: "We are very concerned at the alarming decline."
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