Biography
Baroness Martin of Brockley raised cancer survival rates during a Lords debate on pension access rules for terminally ill people on 30 June 2026. She highlighted that cancer survival has significantly improved, with approximately half of patients now surviving 10 years or more compared to one in four in the 1970s, and called for pension access rules to be updated to reflect modern clinical outcomes rather than outdated assumptions about terminal diagnosis.
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“…For cancer alone, around one-half of patients now survive 10 years or more, compared to just one in four in the 1970s. Can the Minister confirm that, when the Government look at this issue, they will ensure that access rules reflect modern clinical reality rather than leaving people who may live for many years with a t…”
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- Cancer503rd of 6222.0
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