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Written Question
Breast Cancer: Diagnosis and Research
Tuesday 28th January 2025

Asked by: Kirsteen Sullivan (Labour (Co-op) - Bathgate and Linlithgow)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with healthcare stakeholders on steps to improve Lobular cancer (a) diagnostics and (b) research funding.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Following publication of the 10-Year Health Plan later this year, we will develop a new national cancer plan. The cancer plan will include more details about how to improve outcomes for all tumour types, including lobular breast cancer. We plan to engage with a wide range of cancer partners on the national cancer plan, including charities and patient representative bodies.