CJD: Medical Treatments
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support advances n CJD treatment.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rapidly progressing neurodegenerative disease. As of yet, there is no cure. Treatment options focus on symptom control and palliative care.
The Department, via the National Institute for Health and Care Research, funds world-leading research to improve people’s health and wellbeing. The Department welcomes applications from specialist centres, and others, to explore advances in CJD treatment.
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