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Pancreatic Cancer: Diagnosis

Commons · Question 8012 · Tabled 8 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 14 Oct 2024

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Asked by Andrew Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the early (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of pancreatic cancer in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 14 Oct 2024

The Department is working with NHS England to deliver interventions to improve outcomes for those with pancreatic cancer across England, including Cheshire and mid-Cheshire.Early diagnosis is imperative to improving outcomes for all types of cancer, espec...