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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-25more like thismore than 2020-02-25
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Pancreatic Cancer: Surrey and Sussex more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the levels of late diagnosis rates for people with pancreatic cancer in Surrey and Sussex; and what steps he is taking to ensure that people in those counties receive an earlier diagnosis for pancreatic cancer. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
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Henry Smith remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-03-04more like thismore than 2020-03-04
answer text <p>The latest NHS England data shows that the late diagnosis rates for pancreatic cancer in Surrey and Sussex increased between 2016 and 2017, from 78.2% to 81.9%.</p><p>Early diagnosis rates for pancreatic cancer in England increased by 2.9 percentage points between 2014 and 2017, from 21.0% to 23.9%, and improving early diagnosis of cancer is a top priority for the National Health Service. That is why of one of the core ambitions in the NHS Long Term Plan is to diagnose 75% of cancers at stage 1 or 2 by 2028 to save 55,000 lives a year. Cancer Alliances in England are using the Rapid Diagnostic Cancer model to improve the diagnostic experience for patients who are suspected of having particular cancers including pancreatic cancer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds more like this
answering member printed Jo Churchill more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-03-04T15:57:35.697Zmore like thismore than 2020-03-04T15:57:35.697Z
answering member
4380
label Biography information for Jo Churchill remove filter
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith more like this