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Pancreatic Cancer: Diagnosis and Health Services

Commons · Question 82864 · Tabled 16 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 23 Oct 2025

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Asked by Darren Paffey

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on the potential impact (a) emerging diagnostic technologies and (b) breath testing on (i) detec

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Answered by Ashley Dalton, 23 Oct 2025

The Department has not had discussions with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on this topic, however we remain committed to improving survival rates for people with all cancers including pancreatic cancer.The National Cancer Plan for...