Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 80265

Cancer: Young People

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Steve Yemm

LabourMansfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what policies his Department plans to include in the National Cancer Plan on the earlier diagnosis of (a) teenagers and (b) young adults with cancer.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Department is committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster, so that more people survive, and we will improve the experience of cancer patients across the system, including teenagers and young adults...

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