Written questions

Brain: Tumours

Commons · Question 51366 · Tabled 12 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 16 May 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people under the age of 21 have been diagnosed with brain tumours in the last 12 months.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 16 May 2025

In England, the total number of brain tumour diagnoses in the zero to 19 year old age group in 2022 was 579. In the same period, for the 20 to 24 year old age group, the total number of brain tumour diagnoses was 154.The most recent data available is from...