A chunk of the poor cancer survival is down to cultural issues — British men in particular being socialized to not complain, so they don't go to their primary p

A chunk of the poor cancer survival is down to cultural issues — British men in particular being socialized to not complain, so they don't go to their primary point of care until it's too late to do anything beyond palliative care. This is slowly changing, but it's generational. National-level screening initiatives also help: for example the Scottish NHS's national bowel cancer screening program. But when NHS England is facing real-terms cuts in spending, new long-term preventative stuff doesn't get rolled out.