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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-12-12more like thismore than 2014-12-12
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 remove filter
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Breast Cancer: Tamoxifen more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence about a technology appraisal for tamoxifen in the chemoprevention indication. more like this
tabling member constituency Belfast East more like this
tabling member printed
Naomi Long more like this
uin 218545 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-12-17more like thismore than 2014-12-17
answer text <p>In June 2013 the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued an updated clinical guideline on familial breast cancer which includes recommendations on the use of tamoxifen and raloxifene outside their licensed indications for the prevention of cancer in specific groups of women at high and moderate risk of breast cancer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NICE’s clinical guidelines represent best practice and we expect commissioners to take their recommendations into account when designing services and making commissioning decisions for their healthcare population.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Our assessment is that, as NICE has already provided guidance on the use of tamoxifen and raloxifene, there would be little value in NICE separately appraising these drugs for the prevention of breast cancer and we have had no discussions with NICE on this issue.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Mid Norfolk more like this
answering member printed George Freeman more like this
grouped question UIN 218463 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-12-17T17:20:27.857Zmore like thismore than 2014-12-17T17:20:27.857Z
answering member
4020
label Biography information for George Freeman more like this
tabling member
3920
label Biography information for Naomi Long more like this