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Cancer: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the care available to young people diagnosed with cancer in Slough.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
27 Feb 2025
Target answer date
4 Mar 2025
Answer
4 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the care available to young people diagnosed with cancer in Slough.

  2. 4 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Department recognises that cancer in children and young people is different to cancer in adults, and should be treated as such, particularly in regard to treatment, diagnosis, and wider support.The Department is committed to getting the National Healt...

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