Cancer: Diagnosis
Commons · Question 64434 · Tabled 2 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Sir Julian Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase screening programmes to improve early diagnosis of cancers, in the context of the forthcoming National Cancer Plan.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 10 Jul 2025
Early diagnosis is a key focus of the National Cancer Plan, which will build on the three shifts in care set out in the 10-Year Health Plan to diagnose cancers earlier. Through the 10-Year Health Plan, we will make it easier for people to access cancer sc...