Breast Cancer: Men

(asked on 29th October 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what campaigns her Department has taken to raise public awareness of male breast cancer in the last 10 years and if she will make a statement.


Answered by
James Frith Portrait
James Frith
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 2nd November 2026

Data on incidence and diagnosis of breast cancer in men, including by age group and by integrated care board, is available at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/ndrs

Data for breast cancer treatment by modality and by gender is available at the following link:

https://nhsd-ndrs.shinyapps.io/rcrd/

On steps to improve services for men and raise awareness of male breast cancer, I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 4 February in response to Question 111005.

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