Cancer: Young People
Commons · Question 80265 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Yemm
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what policies his Department plans to include in the National Cancer Plan on the earlier diagnosis of (a) teenagers and (b) young adults with cancer.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 20 Oct 2025
The Department is committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster, so that more people survive, and we will improve the experience of cancer patients across the system, including teenagers and young adults...