Invisible geographies - the rural and coastal blind spot in UK cancer policy: A content analysis
Coastal and rural health issues have received policy attention via the Chief Medical Officer for England's annual reports (2021; 2023) and more recently in the UK Government's 10 Year Health Plan for England (July 2025). However, when it comes to high-level cancer policy across the UK, the needs of rural and coastal people with cancer are not being adequately or specifically recognised.
Authors
- Ros Kane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6926-2530)
- Kathie McPeake
- Mark Lawler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3930-8470)
- Peter Murchie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9968-5991)
- Rebecca Foster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9320-4269)
- David Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2173-683X)
- S.A. Jaffar Naqvi
- Lynn Calman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9964-6017)
- Maxime Inghels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9340-2054)
- Samuel Cooke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3027-7807)
- Natália Calanzani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5068-2543)
- Eila K. Watson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3592-1315)
- Katie Spencer
- Peter J. Selby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3782-069X)
- Tanja K. Kleinhappel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1637-8780)
- Ben Pickwell-Smith
- Anna Prytherch
Institutions
- Oxford Brookes University (GB)
- University of Leeds (GB)
- University of Aberdeen (GB)
- Macmillan Cancer Support (GB)
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- European CanCer Organisation (BE)
- Centre for Integrated Research in the Rural Environment (GB)
- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (GB)
- University of Southampton (GB)
- University of Lincoln (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cancer Policy
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpo.2025.100650
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05
Funders
- University of Aberdeen