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Lung Cancer: Medical Treatments

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 20 November 2024UIN 14080

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were being treated for lung cancer in August 2024.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The number of people who received either a first or subsequent treatment for lung cancer in August 2024 was 4,672.

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