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Ovarian Cancer: Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase (a) awareness of the symptoms, (b) diagnosis and (c) treatment of ovarian cancer in Shropshire.

answeredHelen MorganDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 5 Nov 2025
Target answer date: 11 Nov 2025
Answer: 13 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

5 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase (a) awareness of the symptoms, (b) diagnosis and (c) treatment of ovarian cancer in Shropshire.
11 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Department recognises that many cancer patients are left waiting too long for a diagnosis and treatment, including for ovarian cancer. The Government will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster so that more pa...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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