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The Labour Party is to pledge that by 2020 no-one in England will wait more than a week for cancer tests and results if it wins the next election.
The party said the £750m cost would be covered by a levy on tobacco firms.
Labour leader Ed Miliband said it was "critical" to make improvements in the early diagnosis of cancer and that up to 10,000 lives a year could be saved.
But a Department of Health spokesman said Labour "simply can't be trusted to deliver improvements in cancer care".
There is currently a recommended six-week limit for diagnostic tests in England, including tests to diagnose cancer.
Latest figures show the number of people waiting longer than this is increasing.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29662554
The party said the £750m cost would be covered by a levy on tobacco firms.
Labour leader Ed Miliband said it was "critical" to make improvements in the early diagnosis of cancer and that up to 10,000 lives a year could be saved.
But a Department of Health spokesman said Labour "simply can't be trusted to deliver improvements in cancer care".
There is currently a recommended six-week limit for diagnostic tests in England, including tests to diagnose cancer.
Latest figures show the number of people waiting longer than this is increasing.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29662554