Question follow-through · 54370

Skin Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential causes of trends in the number of people being diagnosed with melanoma.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
22 May 2025
Target answer date
2 Jun 2025
Answer
10 Jun 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 22 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential causes of trends in the number of people being diagnosed with melanoma.

  2. 2 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Diagnoses of skin cancers, including melanoma, have been increasing. NHS England and other National Health Service organisations, nationally and locally, publish information on the signs and symptoms of many different types of cancer, including melanoma. ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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