Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 197278
Pancreatic Cancer
Tabled: 1 September 2023
Answered: 6 September 2023
Named DayQuestion
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Labour — Erith and Thamesmead
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to increase (a) early diagnosis and (b) survival rates of pancreatic cancer.
Answer
In January 2019, NHS England published the NHS Long Term Plan which set the ambition to diagnose 75% of cancers at stage one and two by 2023, when it is easier to treat and increases survival outcomes. To achieve this ambition, the Department is working w...
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