Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 22725
Cancer: Young People
Tabled: 8 January 2025
Answered: 14 January 2025
Question
Paulette Hamilton
Labour — Birmingham Erdington
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the unique (a) medical, (b) psychological and (c) social needs of (i) teenagers and (ii) young adults with cancer are included within the NHS Long
Answer
We will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier, and treating it faster, so that more patients survive. This includes teenagers and young adults. We are committed to improving outcomes for all children and young people with cancer, and a...
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