Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 37352
Cancer: North West
Tabled: 11 March 2025
Answered: 17 March 2025
Question
Patrick Hurley
Labour — Southport
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) one year and (b) five year survival rates for cancers of the (i) liver, (ii) lung, (iii) pancreas, (iv) oesophagus and (v) stomach in Cheshire and Merseyside.
Answer
Ashley DaltonImproving early diagnosis of cancer, which is integral for improving survival rates, is a priority for this government. Rapid diagnostic centres (RDCs), which are designed to speed up the diagnosis of cancer, have now been successfully rolled out across E...
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