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Cancer: Radiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including a targeted additional dose of radiotherapy within the National Cancer Plan.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
18 Jul 2024
Target answer date
23 Jul 2024
Answer
23 Jul 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including a targeted additional dose of radiotherapy within the National Cancer Plan.

  2. 23 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    No assessment has been made. This Government’s Health Mission will aim to make progress against major diseases, including cancer.The NHS Long-Term Plan sets out the National Health Service’s key ambitions on cancer to increase the number of cancers diagno...

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Trastuzumab Deruxtecan

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Miscarriage

2 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the policy under which women are routinely offered specialist recurrent miscarriage care after three pregnancy losses.

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Doctors: Training

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