Eye Cancer: Diagnosis
Commons · Question 125916 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Claire Young
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the current average waiting time is for diagnosis to treatment for ocular melanoma.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 15 Apr 2026
We know that people diagnosed with rare and less common cancers, including ocular melanoma, often face some of the poorest outcomes, and this is unacceptable. Specific diagnosis to treatment waiting time data is unavailable for ocular melanoma, however, w...