Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 64434

Cancer: Diagnosis

Tabled: 2 July 2025
Answered: 10 July 2025

Question

Sir Julian Smith

ConservativeSkipton and Ripon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase screening programmes to improve early diagnosis of cancers, in the context of the forthcoming National Cancer Plan.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
Early diagnosis is a key focus of the National Cancer Plan, which will build on the three shifts in care set out in the 10-Year Health Plan to diagnose cancers earlier. Through the 10-Year Health Plan, we will make it easier for people to access cancer sc...

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