A question on #BloodCancer tabled by Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick on 20-11-2024 has been answered by Baroness Merron.

Heading: Blood Cancer
Question ID: 1743322
UIN: HL2717
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2024-11-20
Asking Member ID: 4130
Asking Member display name: Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Asking Member handle: MRitchieSD
Asking Member Twitter reference: @MRitchieSD
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the levels of blood cancer in England; and what plans they have to involve the blood cancer community, including patients, clinicians and industry representatives, in the development of a p
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Date answered: 2024-11-29
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Answering Member ID: 347
Answering Member display name: Baroness Merron
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Baroness Merron
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Answer text: The National Cancer Registration Service and the National Cancer Analysis Service collect information on levels of blood cancer in England. They show that in 2022 there were 35,466 diagnoses for blood cancer, broken down to 15,196 for females and 20,270 f...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
Tweeted: true