Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 65055

Breast Cancer: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 4 July 2025

Answered: 14 July 2025

Question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients with incurable secondary breast cancer are able to access new life-extending treatments.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new medicines represent a clinically and cost-effectiv...

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