Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 31272

Ovarian Cancer: Diagnosis

Tabled: 12 February 2025
Answered: 6 March 2025

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal DemocratHarpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle regional variations in early diagnosis of ovarian cancer.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
We will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster, including blood cancer. NHS Planning Guidance, issued on 30 January 2025, set stretching targets for cancer. By March 2026, approximately 100,000 more people every y...

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