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Cancer: Young People

Asked by Rebecca Long BaileyLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 16 September 2024UIN 4531

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the specialised (a) challenges and (b) needs of young cancer patients are met.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

In Spring 2024, the Department ran several workshops with colleagues in the health system, committed to improving cancer care for children and young people. The workshops identified key issues for exploration, and ministers are considering next steps to progress this important work.

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