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Ovarian Cancer

Asked by Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 15 October 2024UIN 7844

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people who have been diagnosed with ovarian cancer through the non-specific symptoms cancer pathway in the last five years.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department does not hold information on the number of people diagnosed with ovarian cancer through non-specific symptom cancer pathways over the last five years. Data on cancer incidence is published by NHS England and by the National Disease Registration Service, and is available respectively at the following two links:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/cancer-registration-statistics

https://www.cancerdata.nhs.uk/

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