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Pancreatic Cancer: Diagnosis

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 25 July 2025UIN 67353

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people under 50 years old have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the last three years.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

The latest data available, from March 2025, shows that the number of people under 50 years old diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the last three years were as follows:

  • 335 patients from April 2022 to March 2023;
  • 330 patients from April 2023 to March 2024: and
  • 332 patients from April 2024 to March 2025.

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