NHS England has released the Cancer Registration Statistics, England 2024 data, which shows a thousand people per day were diagnosed with cancer by NHS.

The data shows that there was a total of 373,574 new cancer diagnosis in 2024, 11,833 more diagnosis than in 2023.

Prostate cancer remains the most diagnosed cancer with 61,115 new diagnoses in 2024 with 2,394 (4.1 per cent) more than in 2023.

Professor Peter Johnson, NHS National Clinical Director for Cancer, said: “These new figures show the health service is moving in the right direction with NHS staff working hard to diagnose 1,000 people a day with cancer for the first time ever.

“NHS teams across the country are taking tests and checks closer to the people who need them, and with new treatments being developed all the time, we will continue to do all we can to get people seen and treated for cancer as early as possible.

“If you are invited for one of our screening programmes please take up the offer, and if you are worried about potential signs and symptoms of cancer, please contact your GP surgery without delay.”