Vic bids to save 10,000 lives from cancer

Victoria is hoping to save 10,000 lives from cancer in 10 years through prevention, detection, treatment and research.

Victoria is hoping to save 10,000 lives from cancer in 10 years.

Launching the Victorian Cancer Plan 2016-20 on Friday, Health Minister Jill Hennessy said it will work on cancer prevention, detection, treatment and research to reach the ambitious target of 10,000 lives saved by 2025.

"Every day in Victoria, around 84 people will be diagnosed with cancer and 29 people will die a cancer related death," she said on Friday.