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Glioblastoma: Life Expectancy

Commons · Question 118681 · Tabled 9 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 23 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Sir Iain Duncan Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average life expectancy is for (a) newly diagnosed and (b) recurrent glioblastoma patients in the NHS over the last 10 years.

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 23 Mar 2026

The National Disease Registration Service (NDRS) in NHS England, as the national cancer registry, collects diagnosis, treatment, and outcome data on cancer patients in England. The NDRS does not routinely publish statistics on life expectancy.However, NHS...