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Radiotherapy: Waiting Lists

Commons · Question 109858 · Tabled 30 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 9 Feb 2026

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Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the current average waiting times are for patients to begin radiotherapy treatment following referral, broken down by region and cancer type.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 9 Feb 2026

The published data on cancer waiting times in England does not include average waiting times for patients to begin treatment, and the Department does not publish radiotherapy data broken down by tumour type, as we present tumour type and treatment modalit...