Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 82215

Rare Cancers: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 14 October 2025
Answered: 28 October 2025

Question

Danny Beales

LabourUxbridge and South Ruislip

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of minimally invasive therapies for the less survivable cancers.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
Ongoing research is exploring the potential of minimally invasive cancer therapies for less survivable cancers. This includes non-invasive liver cancer treatments that use ultrasound technology to destroy tumours without surgery, scalpels, or radiation, w...

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