Written question asked by Helen Hayes (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 July 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 September 2023 (named day). It was answered by Will Quince (Conservative) on Monday, 4 September 2023 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Anaemia: Bowel Cancer
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for NHS (a) testing and (b) screening protocols of the potential link between (i) iron anaemia and (ii) colorectal cancer.
- Answer
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No assessment has been made on the link between iron anaemia and colorectal cancer for national screening purposes. Colorectal cancer is more common in people over the age of 50, but it can affect people of any age. To identify patients who have symptoms that do not align to a particular type of tumour, including for non-specific symptoms of colorectal cancer, the National Health Service has implemented ‘non-specific symptom pathways’. There are 103 pathways currently in place with the aim to have national coverage by March 2024.
To encourage people to see their general practitioner if they notice symptoms that could be cancer, NHS England runs the ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaigns, which address the barriers that deter patients from accessing the NHS.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 195202
- Session
- 2022-23
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Screening Bowel cancer Anaemia
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