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Cancer: Health Services

Commons · Question 109323 · Tabled 28 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 2 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Luke Akehurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the views and lived experience of teenagers and young adults with cancer are being incorporated into his forthcoming national cancer plan; and how their invol

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 2 Feb 2026

The Department is committed to improving outcomes for teenagers and young adults with cancer. The Children and Young People Cancer Taskforce was relaunched on 4 February 2025 to identify tangible ways to improve outcomes and experiences for young cancer p...