Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 22726

Cancer: Young People

Tabled: 8 January 2025

Answered: 14 January 2025

Question

Paulette Hamilton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase the use of rapid diagnostic centres and (b) otherwise help improve early diagnosis rates for (i) teenagers and (ii) young adults with cancer.

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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