Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 42797

Cancer: Young People

Tabled: 31 March 2025
Answered: 8 April 2025

Question

Jessica Toale

LabourBournemouth West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve diagnosis times for young people with cancer in (a) England and (b) Dorset.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Department is committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster, so that more patients survive this horrible set of diseases, including children and young people. To achieve this, the NHS has delivered a...

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