Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 86117

Cancer: Young People

Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 21 November 2025

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal DemocratEpsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Cancer Plan will support the faster diagnosis of teenagers and young adults with cancer.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Department is committed to improving outcomes and patient experience for teenagers and young adults with cancer. The Department recognises that cancer in teenagers and young adults is different to cancer in adults and children, and that age-appropriat...

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