PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Breast Cancer (9 October 2015)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to publish mandated NHS data and related data flows to regional cancer registries in recurrent and metastatic breast cancer.
Asked by:
Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Asked by:
Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Answer
The National Cancer Registry Service, within Public Health England, recognises the importance of the collection of data on recurrent and metastatic breast cancer. Further work is being scoped by NHS England and Public Health England based on the recommendation in the recent Independent Cancer Taskforce report to establish robust surveillance systems to collect this data on all cancers.
Answered by:
Jane Ellison (Conservative)
19 October 2015
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