Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 19569
Liver Cancer: Screening
Tabled: 11 December 2024
Answered: 16 December 2024
Question
Rebecca Smith
Conservative — South West Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve liver cancer surveillance among higher risk patients with chronic hepatitis B (a) nationally and (b) within Devon Integrated Care System.
Answer
The National Health Service Cancer Programme is working to detect more hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) at an early stage when the chances of survival are higher. Six-monthly liver ultrasound surveillance for patients with cirrhosis or advanced fibrosis is...
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