Cancer: Diagnosis
Commons · Question 56211 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase funding for the research and development of diagnostic (a) tests and (b) tools to help support GPs to (i) diagnose and (ii) detect less survivable cancers (A) earlier a
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 19 Jun 2025
Research is crucial in tackling cancer, which is why the Department invests over £1.6 billion per year in health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR research expenditure for all cancers was £133 million in 202...