Rare Cancers: Health Services
Commons · Question 112254 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Clive Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 75 of the policy paper entitled A National Cancer Plan for England: delivering world class cancer care, whether it is his policy that patients with rare cancers should be off
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 16 Feb 2026
The National Cancer Plan, published on 4 February 2026, sets out clear actions to expand diagnostic genomic testing and ensure that this is matched by access to targeted therapies. The plan confirms that every cancer patient who would benefit from genomic...