Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 61478

Eye Cancer: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 20 June 2025
Answered: 25 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Sir John Whittingdale

ConservativeMaldon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether chemostat can be prescribed by the NHS for the treatment of patients with ocular melanoma.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
Chemosaturation therapy, often referred to as chemostat, is used to treat cancer that has spread to the liver arising from ocular melanoma. It is not used to treat ocular melanoma alone.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published guida...

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