Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 72792

Breast Cancer: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Jess Brown-Fuller

Liberal DemocratChichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the provision is for manual lymphatic drainage on the NHS for patients following breast cancer treatment; and whether such treatment is routinely available.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Manual lymphatic drainage following breast cancer treatment-related lymphoedema is available through the National Health Service via referral from the healthcare team to a lymphoedema specialist or physiotherapist. Decisions regarding patient treatments a...

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