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" Children in the UK are less likely to survive cancer than their European counterparts, leading doctors have warned.  A report in the Lancet medical journal states that children are a &amp;#039;low priority for the NHS&amp;#039; and claims there are &amp;#039;no targets&amp;#039; to improve the situation.  Dr Alan Craft from the Institute of Child Health and Dr Kathy Pritchard-Jones from the Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research say that more must be done to help children, beginning with a reassessment of routine surveillance and their primary care.  Further investment must be made, they add, to bring the UK in line with the best performing countries in Europe.  &amp;#039;Although there is a national service framework for children, which sets standards, there are no targets. Children continue to be a low priority for the NHS,&amp;#039; the doctors write.  In response a Department of Health spokesperson acknowledged &amp;#039;there is more to do so that our services match the best in Europe&amp;#039; but said &amp;#039;great strides&amp;#039; had been made in treating children with cancer.  &amp;#039;In the 1960s around 25 per cent of children were successfully treated. That figure is now around 75 per cent,&amp;#039; the spokesperson added.  Just under 1,550 children were diagnosed with cancer in Britain in 2002, according to Cancer Research UK. \u00A9 Adfero Ltd "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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