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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-12-11more like thismore than 2017-12-11
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Cancer: Health Services more like this
house id 1 more like this
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25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the NHS England document, Next Steps on the Five Year Forward View published in March 2017, what recent progress the NHS has made on meeting the objective for an extra 5,000 people to survive cancer over the next two years. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester South more like this
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Jonathan Ashworth more like this
uin 118761 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-12-19more like thismore than 2017-12-19
answer text <p>Earlier and faster diagnosis is key to improving survival rates and NHS England is investing over £200 million over the next two years in cancer services to encourage local areas to find new and innovative ways to diagnose cancer earlier, improve the care for those living with cancer and ensure each cancer patient gets the right care for them. The Government has also committed £130 million for new technology and equipment to ensure patients have access to the best and latest radiotherapy treatment.</p><p> </p><p>Survival rates from cancer in England are at a record high, and since 2010 rates of survival from cancer have increased year-on-year. The decrease in cancer deaths means that around 7,000 people are alive today who would not have been had things stayed the same. One year survival rates for the period 2017-19 will be available in 2021.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Winchester remove filter
answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
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less than 2017-12-19T17:30:05.557Zmore like thismore than 2017-12-19T17:30:05.557Z
answering member
4067
label Biography information for Steve Brine more like this
tabling member
4244
label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth more like this