Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 81360

Cancer: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 13 October 2025

Answered: 22 October 2025

Question

Daisy Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with NICE on assessing (a) Optune and (b) other tumour treating field therapies for use in the UK.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

No discussions have been held between the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on assessing (a) Optune and (b) other tumour treating field therapies for use in the UK.NICE considere...

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