Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 56211

Cancer: Diagnosis

Tabled: 2 June 2025

Answered: 19 June 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase funding for the research and development of diagnostic (a) tests and (b) tools to help support GPs to (i) diagnose and (ii) detect less survivable cancers (A) earlier a

Answer

Ashley Dalton

Research is crucial in tackling cancer, which is why the Department invests over £1.6 billion per year in health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR research expenditure for all cancers was £133 million in 202...

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