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Should the government increase spending on research areas such as cancer?

Alliance Party Alliance supports the reintroduction of a small prescription charge and I would personally be happy to pay this small fee for my prescriptions if I knew that it could help to fund cancer drugs which are not currently available in Northern Ireland http://allianceparty.org/article/2015/0009477/cochrane-supports-reintroduction-of-prescription-charges-to-pay-for-cancer-drugs

Conservative We're announcing an extra £160 million for the Cancer Drugs Fund to give more patients access to the latest and best cancer drugs.

DUP The DUP will increase spending on health in real terms, ensure that resources are targeted on the front line through greater efficiency and productivity and expand cancer services.

Labour Labour will create a new annual Cancer Treatments Fund to improve access not just to the latest drugs but also to the latest forms of radiotherapy and surgery that are too often not available for thousands of people with cancer. http://press.labour.org.uk/post/104745617299/labour-will-tackle-scandal-of-cancer-patients

Liberal Democrat Invest in research and set ambitious goals to improve outcomes for the most serious life-threatening diseases like cancer and long-term conditions like dementia.

Plaid Cymru We want to see the Welsh NHS participate in more clinical trials and research. We want to see improved availability of diagnostics for cancers and chronic conditions. We want to see a medical service that is judged on its outcomes for people, not on inputs.

SNP One stop cancer diagnosis - As part of our plans to ensure shorter cancer waiting times.

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