§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what is the detection rate of breast cancer for each diagnostic unit screening women against breast cancer;
(2) what is the lowest, highest and average lead time for detection of breast cancer by screening in each of the diagnostic units currently performing screens for breast cancer;
(3) what percentage of women with breast cancer is cured for five years or more whose cancer has (a) been identified by screening or (b) been identified by other means.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI regret that this information is not available. I described the large-scale programme of research that we are financing into this subject in my reply to the hon. Member for Wolverhampton, North-East (Mrs. Short) on Friday 22 October 1982.—[Vol. 29, c.235.]