Cancer: Health Services
Commons · Question 5523 · Tabled 11 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Paul Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to reinstate the National Cancer Equality Initiative to examine inequalities in cancer care.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 8 Oct 2024
There are currently no plans to reinstate the National Cancer Equality Initiative. Making improvements across different cancer types is critical to reducing inequalities in cancer survival. Early cancer diagnosis is also a specific priority within the Nat...