Breast Cancer: Health Services
Commons · Question 64229 · Tabled 1 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by John Milne
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide routine access to circulating tumour DNA blood tests to support the (a) detection and (b) treatment of breast cancer.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 8 Jul 2025
The Department remains committed to improving faster and earlier detection of breast cancer and will work to ensure that patients have timely access to lifesaving, innovative treatments. We have now exceeded our pledge to deliver an extra two million oper...