Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 3611

Brain Cancer: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024

Question

Claire Hazelgrove

LabourFilton and Bradley Stoke

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) widen treatment options on the NHS for people with brain tumours and (b) prevent patients from having to go abroad to access treatment.

Answer

Karin Smyth
People with brain tumours have access to various treatment options on the National Health Service, including surgery, radiotherapy and systematic anti-cancer therapies, depending on the nature and stage of the tumour.The Government is committed to improvi...

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