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Cancer: Medical Treatments

Asked by Sarah PochinReform UKDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 6 July 2026UIN 10818

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cancer patients began treatment within 62 days of referral in each of the last five years.

Answered by Mrs Sharon Hodgson

Data on the number of patients who began a first definitive treatment, following an urgent referral for suspected cancer, within 62 days in England can be found at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/cancer-waiting-times/

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