Pancreatic Cancer: Screening
Commons · Question 66717 · Tabled 10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a national screening programme for pancreatic cancer.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 18 Jul 2025
In the United Kingdom, national screening programmes are introduced based on the recommendations of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), an independent scientific advisory committee which advises ministers and the National Health Service in all f...