Written question asked by Emma Reynolds (Labour) on Friday, 4 October 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 October 2019. It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 October 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Breast Cancer: Screening
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending provision of genetic testing to all people diagnosed with breast cancer.
- Answer
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The NHS Long Term Plan sets out the ambition to extend the use of molecular diagnostics and, over the next 10 years, to routinely offer genomic testing to all people with cancer for whom it would be of clinical benefit.
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- 294698
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- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Breast cancer Genetics Screening
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- 2019-10-08 18:21:34 +0100
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