Welcome to the Cancer Campaigning Group website.

The Cancer Campaigning Group (CCG) is a coalition of national cancer-related charities representing service providers, research, advocacy and campaigning groups for cancer patients and their families. Founded in 2002, it enables cancer charities to speak and campaign with a single unified voice.

The aim of the CCG is to campaign for improved cancer policy and services in the areas of prevention; care and treatment; patient involvement and choice; and research.

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  • Latest news

    • Chief Inspector of Hospitals appointment confirmed

      Fri 31 May 2013
      The Health Service Journal has reported that Professor Sir Mike Richards, formerly National Cancer Director at the Department of Health and currently Director of Domain 1 at NHS England, has been appointed as Chief Inspector of Hospitals. The role was announced as part of the Government’s response to Francis Inquiry into the events at Mid-Staffordshire [...] Read more »

    • Department of Health announces research funding on diagnostics

      Fri 31 May 2013
      The Department of Health has announced that £4 million of funding is to be provided to research ways to improve the diagnosis of a variety of conditions including cancer.  In its announcement, the Department of Health notes that there are over 16 million diagnostics carried out in the UK every year and the research will [...] Read more »

    • Sir David Nicholson announces plan to retire from NHS

      Fri 24 May 2013
      NHS England has announced that Sir David Nicholson will retire from the NHS, and as Chief Executive of NHS England, in March 2014.  In a letter to Professor Malcolm Grant, chair of NHS England, Sir David said: "I have only ever had one ambition and that is to improve the quality of care for patients. [...] Read more »

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The Cancer Campaigning Group is a coalition of these national cancer charities:

It is supported by 10 companies:

  • Amgen
  • Astra Zeneca
  • Boehringer Ingelheim
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • Celgene
  • Lilly
  • Novartis
  • Pfizer
  • Roche
  • Sanofi Aventis