Cancer: Medical Treatments
Commons · Question 2379 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 21 May 2026
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the equity of access to cancer treatment options for patients with the same cancer diagnosis, who are differentially classified as (a) first-line, (b) second-line and
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 21 May 2026
The Government remains committed to improving access to innovative cancer treatments through the National Cancer Plan for England and to reducing inequalities in cancer outcomes and patient experience. Treatment decisions for individual patients are made ...