Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 10347

Breast Cancer: Research

Tabled: 21 October 2024
Answered: 30 October 2024

Question

Dr Allison Gardner

LabourStoke-on-Trent South

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on reviewing the funding of research to improve (a) treatment and (b) outcomes for people diagnosed with lobular breast cancer.

Answer

The Department spends £1.5 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), with cancer being the largest area of spend at over £121.8 million in 2022/23. The NIHR spends more on ...

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