Debates between David Evennett and Kwasi Kwarteng during the 2017-2019 Parliament

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Debate between David Evennett and Kwasi Kwarteng
Tuesday 23rd October 2018

(5 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Evennett Portrait Sir David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford) (Con)
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10. What steps he is taking to increase the rate of early diagnosis of cancer.

Kwasi Kwarteng Portrait Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne) (Con)
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11. What steps he is taking to increase the rate of early diagnosis of cancer.

Matt Hancock Portrait The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Matt Hancock)
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Britain is world leading at treating cancer when it is discovered, but we do not diagnose it early enough, so we will radically overhaul our screening programmes, roll out rapid diagnostic centres for people with early symptoms, and expand mobile lung screening units. Our ambition is to ensure that three quarters of cancers are diagnosed at stage 1 or 2 by 2028, up from half today.

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