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Ovarian Cancer: Diagnosis

Asked by Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 15 October 2024UIN 8461

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with ovarian cancer through the non-specific symptoms pathway.

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 in the last five years. Data on cancer incidence is published by NHS England and the National Disease Registration Service, with further information 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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