Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 11858

Breast Cancer: Diagnosis

Tabled: 30 October 2024
Answered: 6 November 2024

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the average time from women finding breast lumps to being referred for diagnostic tests.

Answer

Karin Smyth
People presenting to their general practice (GP) with signs or symptoms that could indicate breast cancer may be referred on the suspected breast cancer referral pathway, or the breast symptoms referral pathway, depending on the details of their case. Sus...
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