Question follow-through · 82975

Multiple Myeloma: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include diagnosis targets for myeloma in the national cancer plan for England.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
17 Oct 2025
Target answer date
22 Oct 2025
Answer
22 Oct 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include diagnosis targets for myeloma in the national cancer plan for England.

  2. 22 Oct 2025

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  3. 22 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    Early diagnosis is a key focus of the National Cancer Plan. It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service to diagnose cancer, including blood cancers such as myeloma, as early and quickly as possible, and to treat it faster, t...

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