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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...