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Pancreatic Cancer: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase funding available for pancreatic cancer research.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
4 Oct 2024
Target answer date
8 Oct 2024
Answer
16 Oct 2024 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase funding available for pancreatic cancer research.

  2. 8 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Research is crucial in tackling cancer, which is why the Department invests over £1.5 billion per year in health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR's research expenditure for all cancers was £121.8 millio...

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