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Cancer: Diagnosis

Commons · Question 56593 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 12 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Clive Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the APPG for Less Survivable Cancer's report entitled Inquiry into earlier detection and faster diagnosis published in June 2025, what steps he is taking to ensure GPs identify le

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 12 Jun 2025

It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service to diagnose cancer, including rare and less common cancers, earlier, in order to improve outcomes, including survival rates.We are streamlining referral routes and increasing the a...