Cancer: Disadvantaged
Commons · Question 37151 · Tabled 11 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential correlation between areas with higher levels of deprivation and trends in the level of cancer diagnosis.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 19 Mar 2025
Making improvements across different cancer types is critical to reducing disparities in cancer survival. We recognize that there are challenges for several different populations, particularly for people living in the most deprived areas of the country.We...