Brain Cancer: Mortality Rates
Commons · Question 7940 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve five-year survival rates for patients diagnosed with brain cancer.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 16 Jun 2026
Improving outcomes and survival rates remains a firm priority for the Government across all cancer types. Whilst we have made good progress for many cancer types, survival rates for some cancers are unacceptably low. We are determined to change this.Resea...