Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 81678
Cancer: Diagnosis
Tabled: 13 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025
Question
Josh Fenton-Glynn
Labour — Calder Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the time taken to diagnose (a) lung, (b) pancreatic, (c) liver, (d) brain, (e) oesophageal and (f) stomach cancer.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe Department is supporting the National Health Service to meet the Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS), for 75% of patients to be diagnosed or have cancer ruled out within 28 days of being referred urgently by their general practitioner (GP) for suspected c...
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