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Breast Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS trusts collect complete data on the diagnosis, treatment and care of people with secondary breast cancer.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
25 Mar 2026
Target answer date
13 Apr 2026
Answer
13 Apr 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS trusts collect complete data on the diagnosis, treatment and care of people with secondary breast cancer.

  2. 13 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the importance of robust, comprehensive data on secondary, or metastatic, breast cancer to improve patient outcomes, inform research, and support effective workforce and service planning.Through the National Cancer Plan, for the ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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