Bowel Cancer: Diagnosis
Commons · Question 66824 · Tabled 10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Paul Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle inequalities in early diagnosis of bowel cancer caused by late presentation by patients to health services.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 18 Jul 2025
Reducing unwarranted variation in cancer treatment and diagnosing cancer, including bowel cancer, earlier are high priorities for the National Health Service. The National Cancer Plan will include further details on what will be done to improve outcomes f...