Written questions

Cancer: Radiotherapy

2026-06-23 · Department of Health and Social Care · 12641 · Official question

Tim Farron

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of unmet need for radiotherapy among cancer patients in England.

Answer

The treatment of cancer normally involves surgery, systemic anti-cancer therapy, and radiotherapy, given individually or in combination, as appropriate to the type and stage of cancer and choices made by patients, in consultation with their doctor. Under ...