Cancer: Health Services
Commons · Question 112152 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 20 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to HCWS1271 on Improving Cancer Care and Early Diagnosis, which early cancer detection technologies NICE is currently assessing; what timelines apply to NICE's decisions to approve t
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 20 Feb 2026
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is currently assessing a number of technologies relevant to earlier cancer detection. These include capsule sponge tests to support detection of oesophageal cancer in primary care settings, and ...