Written questions

Breast Cancer

Commons · Question 72711 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 5 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the accuracy of the classification of stage 4 breast cancer as moderate in severity.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 5 Sep 2025

Neither the Department for Health and Social Care nor the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have classified stage 4 breast cancer as moderate in severity.In developing guidance on whether new medicines can be recommended for routine...