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| Question ID: |
1744107 |
| UIN: |
15780 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-11-25 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4573 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
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| Asking Member handle: |
DrRosena
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@DrRosena
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the rate of breast cancer diagnoses for women with asymptomatic breast density. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2024-11-29 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
1506 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Andrew Gwynne
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| Answering Member handle: |
GwynneMP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@GwynneMP
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| Answer text: |
The UK National Screening Committee is currently reviewing the evidence surrounding breast density in screening.Improving early diagnosis of cancer, including breast cancer, is a priority for NHS England. To support early detection and diagnosis, the Nati... |
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| Answering body ID: |
17 |
| Answering body name: |
Department of Health and Social Care |
| Tweeted: |
true |