Question follow-through · 22725

Cancer: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the unique (a) medical, (b) psychological and (c) social needs of (i) teenagers and (ii) young adults with cancer are included within the NHS Long

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
8 Jan 2025
Target answer date
13 Jan 2025
Answer
14 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the unique (a) medical, (b) psychological and (c) social needs of (i) teenagers and (ii) young adults with cancer are included within the NHS Long

  2. 13 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    We will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier, and treating it faster, so that more patients survive. This includes teenagers and young adults. We are committed to improving outcomes for all children and young people with cancer, and a...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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