Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 121567

Breast Cancer: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 17 March 2026

Answered: 31 March 2026

Question

Rachel Gilmour

Liberal Democrat — Tiverton and Minehead

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out how the National Cancer Plan for England will reduce barriers to innovative and life extending treatments for people with secondary breast cancer when those treatments are not ap

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

The National Cancer Plan commits to increasing access to the best innovative cancer treatments for all patients, including those with secondary breast cancer. The Cancer Drugs Fund has helped to ensure that, according to industry data, patients in England...

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